Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Doan carries an inside-out expertise on video game addiction.
At his peak, Dr. Andrew Doan was playing up to 100 hours of video ga... Read More
Leanne Brown
New cookbook invites you to eat well on a budget.
With just $4 a day, you can eat well and enjoy it.
That was Leanne Brown’s goal in writ... Read More
The Waste Not OC Coalition works to get garbage-bound food into the hands of those who need it most.
When you think Newport Beach, Calif., Range Rover carava... Read More
Art therapy communicates symbolically to aid in recovery.
“Can I do this? What I see in my mind, what I feel in my heart, will it show up?” An artist stares ... Read More
Taking on addiction for families
By Vivian Gatica -
Addiction affects the whole family.
That’s what Gary Mendell will tell you. His son, Brian, s... Read More
When Richard did arrive, she told him he could only visit the kids one day a week. Edith said each time he visited she would do a “proof and search” to ensure h... Read More
There is a direct, potentially progressive relationship between habits, compulsions and addictions that grow more harmful. Here are some definitions with a litt... Read More
Steadying himself at the chapel podium, Jimmy nervously began his testimony.
“I was caught in the grip of alcohol,” he said. “It was a compulsion—there was n... Read More
Refugees set themselves apart as survivors, but they are not safe from the holds of addiction.
Patrick’s family was strikingly different from other refugee f... Read More
Many envision stopping an addiction as if it only takes a few quick steps, but it is more like stopping a train.
Similar to an addiction, a train does not st... Read More
Transformed life
Every day I look into the eyes of men and women who are struggling to overcome addictions. As an officer in The Salvation Army, I have the r... Read More
Creative Matters offers new chance at imaginative career
In Los Angeles, one residential treatment center is taking its client job placement program further ... Read More