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Amy Jones 9/30/13 Amy Jones 9/30/13

do addicts have a choice? (the atlantic)
“Eventually, addicts find themselves torn between reasons to use and reasons not to. Sometimes a spasm of self-reproach (“this is not who I am;” “I’m hurting my family,” “my reputation is at risk”) tips…
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Amy Jones 6/12/12 Amy Jones 6/12/12

a philosopher weighs in on the addiction choice vs. disease debate in the nyt
(p.s. writing yourself a thank you letter is exactly something a person in recovery might do)
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Amy Jones 6/11/12 Amy Jones 6/11/12

pressure, college admissions, and drug abuse among high school students in the nyt

“… some experts note that the survey does not focus on the demographic where they believe such abuse is rising steadily — students at high-pressure high…
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Amy Jones 1/29/12 Amy Jones 1/29/12

a philosopher on addiction in the huffington post:

I think many alcoholics are philosophers searching for a, or the, meaning of life. We often just looked in the wrong places for a long time. Addicts are frequently very philosophical; we tend to be…
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Amy Jones 1/4/12 Amy Jones 1/4/12

a tricky little game for controlling phone use in social situations in the atlantic
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Amy Jones 8/14/11 Amy Jones 8/14/11

you can start blaming yourself again: rethinking social contagion theory
photo: stephen beadles
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Amy Jones 8/14/11 Amy Jones 8/14/11

the neuroscience of “tanorexia” in the nyt
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Amy Jones 8/2/11 Amy Jones 8/2/11

an essay on the unpredictability of drug addiction in the nyt
juergen teller (photo)
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Amy Jones 7/20/11 Amy Jones 7/20/11

does retail therapy help?: shopping and emotions in the atlantic
photo: Gregory Harris
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Amy Jones 6/25/11 Amy Jones 6/25/11

a psychological autopsy of Ernest Hemingway in the The Independent
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Amy Jones 4/9/11 Amy Jones 4/9/11

“When AA members stand up and share their emotionally searing tales of lost weekends, ruined relationships, and other liquor-fueled low points, they develop new levels of self-awareness. And that process may help reinvigorate the prefrontal co…
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