Tag: Addiction
“My son made us win 1000 euros”: gambling, an often family addiction
It’s a habit with Christophe*. A sort of reflex, which has followed him for years. Coming out of a Parisian bar-tobacconist, this forty-year-old carefully puts his two Cash scratch cards…
Casino: how are we influenced by our own perceptions?
Encourage risk taking. Provide customers with an exceptional experience. Influencing behaviors. Gaming establishments do not skimp on resources and no detail is left to chance. How do casinos, in cities…
The role of our own perceptions in the casino
Encourage risk taking. Provide customers with an exceptional experience. Influencing behaviors. Gaming establishments do not skimp on resources and no detail is left to chance. How do casinos, in cities…
A hormone to treat alcoholism
An international group of researchers tested a hormone to reduce alcohol intake. Tests carried out on monkeys for the moment, but which could augur future trials on humans. You will…
What are the main benefits of quitting smoking?
Although there is no magic formula for quitting smoking, many smokers and relatives of smokers wonder about the real and verifiable benefits of quitting smoking. Often poorly known and even…
After the suicide of her daughter, a mother files a complaint against the editors of Instagram and Snapchat
Followed by a therapist for her addiction to social networks, a teenager committed suicide at the age of 11 in July 2021 in Connecticut. Supported by a group that helps…
Psychotropic drugs: phenibut now banned because of “serious risks” to health
News Published on 09/22/2020 1 min read Dependence, psychiatric disorders, even comas: faced with an increase in the number of intoxications with phenibut, a synthetic psychotropic drug, the ANSM has…
The lower risk consumption room is a cornerstone of the care of drug users
“No scientific argument supports the opening of shooting rooms. I therefore propose to close them. “ These words are those of Professor Philippe Juvin, candidate to represent the right in…