Addiction

The reason why smokers arrive too late to the doctor

Years of social messages, nicotine addiction, and a sense of shame cause many smokers to distance themselves from medical treatment.

Man smokes a cigarette (illustrative).
 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Meta, Google lose US case over social media addiction harming kids, court orders to pay over $5M

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Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict

Home of Maya Riftin in Tel Aviv

Resilience in Tel Aviv: Addiction treatment director returns to work after home Is destroyed


Addiction, COVID-19, and how to help

Over the last year-and-a-half of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts agree that addictions of all sorts are on the rise.

 Gambling on poker (Illustrative)

Eric Paskin Has Made it His Mission to Help People Overcome Addiction


'Mother Opium’ traces the root of addiction’s pain

 THREE YEARS of research are reflected in the exhibition ‘Mother Opium.’

How, why is China drastically limiting online gaming for minors?

The new rules place the onus on implementation on the gaming industry and are not laws per se that would punish individuals for infractions.

 The Tencent Games logo is seen on its game on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken August 3, 2021.

Can the new health minister end Israel’s mental health stigma?

Mental health and psychological issues could have much harder and much longer-term effects than COVID-19 itself.

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaking at he Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Medical Center.

Can men control sexual addiction? - opinion

Men only claim sexual addiction while the erotic pleasure impulse is experienced. But the moment way too big a price is paid, they suddenly withdraw.

A banner pulled by a small airplane flies nearby as Tiger Woods plays his first round in the 2010 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2010. The banner reads: "Sex Addict? Yeah. Right. Sure. Me Too!"

New book explores accepting 'sorry' to survive

A deep dive into traumatic relationships and forgiveness.

BOYS RECEIVE blessings from Swami Nitya Gopal Ji Mahar, a Hindu holyman in Allahabad, India. The author received guidance about how to forgive from a Hindu swami.

Beetles forever: A 30-year collection of VW Beetle models

Shuster also had metal models, and others made of plastic, femur, china, wood, you name it.

'You know, collectors are a little bit crazy.'

Music as a coping mechanism: Naftali Kalfa is in an uphill battle

"I am a proud, recovering addict, recovering from various addictions, including food to substances to gambling."

Sober in the Holy Land

Meet the organizations helping Israel's at-risk youth

Both Elem and the Youth Village of Kiryat Ye’arim work to help Israel's at-risk youth.

Nava Barak, the president of Elem, with a group of youngsters in the organization at Kiryat Ye’arim.