Addiction in Society

Addiction—the thematic malady for our society—entails every type of psychological and societal problem

Stanton Peele Ph.D.

Lee Grant’s Career Is Like a Sea Turtle’s

Lee Grant has had a career as long as a sea turtle’s, and it — and she — ain’t done yet.

Why Do so Few Women Repeat as Tennis Champions?

Fewer and fewer women have been repeat Grand Slam tennis champions (other than Serena Williams) over the last half century. Does this mean anything?

10 Reasons Aaron Hernandez Committed Multiple Murders

Does offering many explanations really explain repeated premeditated murder?

Charlize Theron Triumphed Over Trauma

Charlize Theron describes her trauma, but the bottom line is different than the usual narratives we hear.

What Is Recovery? (Part II)

Nora Volkow now says that recovery requires a person to have housing, safety, work and health, and community. In fact, recovery is these things.

Failure at Fundamentals—Education and Addiction

Educational and addiction innovations are crepe papering over fundamental societal failures.

A Streaming Autism Comedy

Is autism a disease? More importantly, is it sad?

Five Different Truths, as Told by Women

Women tell different truths, ones that cause us to revise our standard wisdom. How do we learn from them?

Is This Love Addiction?

Anna Faris is an extremely self-aware, honest explorer of her own and other people’s intimate lives. Does her own life suggest further areas to explore in her Unqualified podcast?

The Rashomon of Personality

Who can say if a personality is good or bad?

Three Stunning Psychological Truths

Stating obvious truths about addiction is a revolutionary activity.

The United States of Addiction

It might seem that we haven’t made much headway on addiction since the American Revolution. How are things looking going forward?

Using Your Wife to Justify Verbally Assaulting Women

A Houston Astros executive invokes his wife’s name while assailing women sports writers, one of whom objected to the Astros hiring a pitcher who was suspended for domestic abuse.

How the Disease Theory Conquered Drug Policy Reform

Drug policy reform has become another byword for “addiction-as-disease” concepts and policies.

The Biden Family and Addiction

Joe Biden wants everyone to believe that addiction is a disease. How well has that worked for Hunter?

Almodóvar’s Recovery

Pedro Almodóvar has made a film about recovering one’s life purpose.

What To Do About Cancer, Autism, Depression, and Addiction

Public health players can’t get their stories straight on crucial public health issues: breast cancer, childhood vaccination, autism, depression/suicide, addiction. Why is that?

Are Elite Ivy Institutions Life Sustaining?

MIT and Penn, while at the top of the elite academic ladder, are not managing themselves in a way we would wish to emulate.

Bill Belichick, Therapist of Last Resort

Can a talented human being with problematic relationships and behavior be turned around? Bill Belichick thinks so.

Addiction Treatment Differs for the Poor

When people speak of inequality in America, they miss one of its powerful drivers: addiction treatment.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump Love Their Children

Hunter Biden, the surviving child of presidential candidate Joe Biden, is entangled in an addictive web that starts with his father.

Elton John Survived and Recovered Due to Purpose and Meaning

Elton John’s real story belies the message “Rocketman” conveys.

Is America the Alcoholic Republic?

Are we an alcoholic nation?

The Art of America’s Achilles Heal

Robert Frank’s 1958 “The Americans” and Ava DuVernay's current docudrama “When They See Us,” about the Central Park Five, capture America’s constant social conflicts.

The Psychology of Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry, already acknowledged as a great player, has elevated his game to another psychological realm.

Jared Kushner’s Prerogatives

Jared Kushner’s coming from a liberal background to support his father-in-law’s conservative regime is puzzling, unless you recognize that people seek to protect their privileges.

Basketball Coach Rescues Wine Culture

The San Antonio Spurs’ head coach, Gregg Popovich, has cemented his teams together over 20 years with wine, good food, and group spirit.

The History of Intoxication in America

We have been chasing down substance use in America since our beginnings as a country. Yet, if anything, we are doing worse than ever. How should we reverse this descent?

The National Institute of Drug and Love Abuse

Love is more addictive than drugs, as the Biden family proves yet again.

Why Islamaphobia Succeeds: Race, Hatred and Addiction

Addiction and Islamaphobia bear crucial similarities.