addiction
They Lost their Kids to Fortnite
A group of Canadian parents say their kids are so addicted to the video game Fortnite that they’ve stopped eating, sleeping and showering. Now these parents want to hold its tech-giant creator accountable.
Ontario’s online betting boom makes it hard to be a recovered gambling addict
When Ontario legalized online single-game sports betting—followed by the flood of ads promoting gambling—it put the recovery of countless recovered addicts like me to the test
What’s really making North Americans so unhappy?
Peter Shawn Taylor: Happiness researchers like Jeffrey Sachs argue we’re suffering from an epidemic of addictions. But science and history tell a different story.
Oshawa’s new mayor once saved his own life from ruin. Can he save his city next?
Dan Carter struggled with alcoholism and homelessness before turning his life around. Now the mayor of a town reeling from a major loss, he has a new challenge ahead of him.
Is cannabis addictive? Is it a gateway drug?
Addictive? No, but you can definitely develop a dependency.
Why food guru Michael Pollan decided to feed his head with psychedelic drugs
Pollan argues that hallucinogens have ‘enormous potential’ to treat depression and other mental illnesses
How fentanyl turned an ER doctor into an addict
Dr. Darryl Gebien had a young family and a rewarding career. A fentanyl addiction left him broke, near death and destined for prison.
Why ‘kindness meters’ are a horrible way to deal with panhandlers
An new approach to dealing with panhandlers is catching on. But they fail to live up to the ‘kindness’ in the name.
An alcoholic therapist’s search for an evidence-based treatment
Alcoholism nearly killed therapist Michael Pond. Now, he’s looking for answers on why substance-abuse treatment can be so hard to find.
Kicking the habit of how we see addiction
Book review: A neuroscientist who was addicted to opiates takes aim at the idea that addiction is a disease
Could ecstasy be a potential treatment for PTSD?
The first clinical trial in Canada is under way to test whether the party drug could be part of a treatment for those with PTSD
Addicted to food
‘Like many university students, I had an obsession with weight and food. Today, as a physician, I can see my favourite foods were like drugs.’