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Housing First Debate
By Tom Horvath, PhD Housing First project launches in Alaska, but the debate about housing first continues. Anchorage, Alaska, has...
Read MoreHow Are You and Food Doing?
By Tom Horvath, PhD Eating is an addictive behavior (not necessarily an addictive problem) we typically engage in multiple times...
Read MoreThe Continuing Debate About Addiction As a Disease
By Tom Horvath, PhD A recent scientific article entitled “Transcriptional regulation of ventral hippocampus-nucleus accumbens circuit excitability drives cocaine seeking”...
Read MoreSubstance Use and Risk of Stroke
By Tom Horvath, PhD This recently published meta-analysis (a study, using rigorous statistical methods, to summarize the results of...
Read MorePodcast Interview on Sixty Plus Uncensored
By Tom Horvath, PhD Given that I will speak to as many audiences as feasible on topics like addiction treatment,...
Read MorePre-Existing Brain Structure and Later Substance Use
By Tom Horvath, PhD This finding is an opportunity to highlight the ABCD, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study. The...
Read MorePractical Recovery’s New Website
By Tom Horvath, PhD It was getting time to refresh the appearance of Practical Recovery’s website. A new one launched...
Read MoreRisk Factors in Long-Term Recovery
By Tom Horvath, PhD This study examined relapses in individuals who had at least one year of sustained remission from...
Read MoreA Standard for Cannabis Moderation
By Tom Horvath, PhD We know how to estimate levels of alcohol moderation and intoxication. For instance, we can estimate...
Read MoreImproving Neuroplasticity: Psychedelics and Other Approaches
By Tom Horvath, PhD Psychedelic experiences have apparently been an aspect of Western life for a long time. It is...
Read MoreFood in Addiction Recovery: A Contrarian View About Recipes
A contrarian view about recipes (but encouragement to prepare food at home) By Tom Horvath, PhD I was raised by...
Read MoreWhy Traditional Addiction Treatment Might Be Ineffective
By Tom Horvath, PhD By traditional addiction treatment I mean expecting the client to agree that addiction is a disease,...
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