'Salt Sugar Fat' by Michael Moss

Published March 17, 2013

'Salt Sugar Fat' by Michael Moss

Filed under: addiction signs

Is that place a state of addiction? The book uses the language of addiction liberally — soldiers returned from World War II “hooked on Coke,” kids “lunge” for the sugar bowl, a typical salt lover is a “hapless junkie” — and it's a metaphorical usage … Read more on New York Times

Discovery Could Yield Treatment for Cocaine Addicts

Filed under: addiction signs

Robison said the study was particularly compelling because it found signs of the same feed-forward loop in the brains of people who died while addicted to cocaine. "The increased production of these proteins that we found in the animals exposed to … Read more on Science Daily (press release)

Fear on the family farm: The harrowing story of a man who killed his father

Filed under: addiction signs

“Being loud and violent was almost an addiction for him, and not being able to do it was almost like quitting smoking cold turkey.” One neighbour saw Sandy knock out a dog's teeth with a … Even inside the family, Sandy was good at keeping much of the … Read more on Vancouver Sun