Should Kratom Use Be Legal?
Thailand is considering legalizing kratom as a safer alternative for meth addicts, and U.S. researchers are studying its potential to help opiate abusers kick the habit without withdrawal side effects. Is that a good thing?
Regulation of E-Cigarettes Set to Stack Up
The devices could be the 'healthy' future of smoking or a menace
Expanded Clinical Definition of Anorexia May Help More Teens
The DSM-5 broadens the criteria for anorexia nervosa, but will the expanded definition of the illness help catch those who need help before their disease progresses too far?
MIND Reviews: The Book of Woe
Books and recommendations from Scientific American MIND
Train of Thought Derailed: How an Accident Can Affect Your Brain
A survivor of last week's deadly train derailment in Spain illustrates how disaster can alter your mind
Can Herbs Ease Anxiety and Depression?
Some plant-based remedies may stand in for conventional ones, but most lack scientific support as treatments for psychological problems
Boozy Memory Blocking Reduces Risk of Relapse among Alcohol Abusers
A molecule associated with learning and memory consolidation could be key to treating alcoholism
Compulsive Behavior Successfully Triggered and Then Treated in the Lab
Pulses of light were used to start and stop obsessive grooming in mice
Real World
A new film examines Internet addiction and a baby's death
Recommended: High Price
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Why the Internet Sucks You In Like a Black Hole
A lack of structural online boundaries tempts users into spending countless hours on the Web
Girls Who Are Sexually Abused More Likely to Start Using Substances before Age 10
Young girls who have been sexually abused are at far greater risk of picking up their first drink or using drugs as preteens, a new study finds