Criteria For Identification of Smartphone Addiction

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dr. Howard Chusid

The nearly universal availability of smartphones in Western cultures has created a new potential for widespread abuse of the technology in ways that suggest addiction. Due to the many applications available for smartphones, vulnerable personalities are often likely to develop attachments that interfere with daily activities and promote distress and anxiety upon withdrawal.1-4 Physical symptoms can include muscle Read more about Criteria For Identification of Smartphone Addiction[…]

Addiction: Pain self-medication “the norm” in substance-using primary care patients

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Dr. Howard Chusid

Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is common among patients with drug use disorders. The prevalence of chronic pain and its consequences in primary care patients who use drugs is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine: 1) the prevalence of chronic pain and pain-related dysfunction among primary care patients who screen positive for drug use, and 2) the prevalence Read more about Addiction: Pain self-medication “the norm” in substance-using primary care patients[…]

How PTSD Leads To Addiction

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Dr. Howard Chusid

By; Robert Henslee SFYB Founder How PTSD Leads To Addiction. If you need some help your in the right place. How PTSD Leads To Addiction. Today most people have at least a general idea of what Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is, understanding about the disorder came after decades of research and avocation. In the past people Read more about How PTSD Leads To Addiction[…]