When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

The discourse on the use of psychoactive substances is ripe for a paradigm shift. Traditional views have pendulated between branding it as a moral failing or a medical disease. All of our models imply ...

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For Jane Turner, it started when she was 10 years old. "I began using food to calm myself and push my emotions away," the 62-year-old author told Mamamia. "I'd steal money and nick down to the shops ...