Sex addiction is not a real addiction in the way drug and alcohol addictions are. Compulsive sexual behavior is a preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors that disrupt daily life. To ...

In my book, Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction, after describing the stories of people with addictions and discussing what each story tells us about the addictive process, ...

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Researchers from five colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology are testing a new way to deliver mental health therapy to people struggling with alcohol/drug addiction and aggressive behavior. RIT ...