Tag Archives: Addiction

Monday, November 17th, 2025

Setting and Maintaining Healthy (Prodependent) Boundaries With an Addicted Loved One

Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW The simple truth is that many addicts try to get healthy and succeed. They get sober, stay sober, and slowly overcome the underlying issues that...
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Monday, October 6th, 2025

The Psychological Consequences of Paired Substance/Sex Addiction

Dr. David Fawcett Addictions create consequences that are beyond the imagination of most users when they first experiment with an addictive substance or behavior. Users are initially attracted to...
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Monday, March 10th, 2025

Surrender to Win: The #1 Paradox of Addiction Recovery

Scott Brassart The first step in every 12-step program of recovery and healing reads as follows: We admitted we were powerless over —that our lives had become unmanageable....
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Monday, November 25th, 2024

Why is Porn So Darn Addictive?

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT If you’re addicted to porn, you know that it has a powerful pull. In fact, many individuals who are addicted to both substances and...
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Monday, September 30th, 2024

Is Depression Linked to Addiction?

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT In a previous post, I outlined the basic neurobiology of addiction, including the fact that when the nucleus accumbens (the dopamine rewards center of...
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Monday, September 2nd, 2024

Addiction and the Brain

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT To understand the addictive process, we must first understand certain brain basics, most notably how we experience pleasure, desire, and motivation. In humans, a...
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Monday, February 12th, 2024

The Search for Intensity: Drugs, Sex, Pairing Drugs and Sex

Dr. David Fawcett Drugs (especially amphetamines) and sex are sometimes referred to as super-stimulants because they create a heightened sense of intensity through large bursts of dopamine, adrenaline, and...
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Monday, November 13th, 2023

Connection vs. Addiction

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Last week, we discussed the concept of addiction as an intimacy disorder, noting that addicts of all types heal best in a community of...
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Monday, September 11th, 2023

Sex Addiction: The Internet’s Triple-A Engine

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT 1973 Mark, a single 28-year-old events planner, was feeling lonely one evening. Hoping to meet Ms. Right (or at least Ms. Right Now) he...
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