Addiction

Can Israel finally stub out smoking? Experts turn to AI, brain stimulation, and new drugs

While smoking is declining in many countries around the world, it is growing in Israel, rising in the last few years from one in five adults to one in four.

CBT can break down the connection between thought and the desire to smoke by using mindfulness.
Ritalin

Addicted to Ritalin: When ADHD medication becomes a solution for every problem

A patient addicted to opioids for pain has been successfully treated at Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus with an innovative sound-wave technology.

A new Israeli technology used at Rambam Hospital helped free a man from dependence on painkillers

“Mandala Healing Center expands outpatient addiction care for flexible, long-term recovery.”

Mandala Healing Center expands outpatient services for flexible, comprehensive recovery care


Can gambling addictions be fought using AI? This company says yes

Optimove has implemented a Machine Learning-driven predictive Artificial Intelligence model that can detect and act to prevent behavior linked to gambling addiction in online gamers.

In an effort to combat online gambling addiction, internet gaming industry CRM platform Optimove has developed a solution. (illustrative)

This smart necklace can help you kick your deadly tobacco habit

It may look like jewelry, but it’s tracking your every puff and can prevent relapse after one quits smoking.

 SPECIAL-EDUCATION children’s drivers should not be smoking in the shuttle.

Amudim and Zvi Gluck are helping manage mental health crises among Jews

To date, Amudim has helped more than 14,000 individuals. This is alongside thousands of active cases in Israel and abroad.

 FILMING AMUDIM public service announcement (PSA) ‘Shattered,’ Shabbat meal scene.

Don't be fooled: 5 facts about the truth behind vaping

How safe is vaping, and do the claims made by those marketing these devices hold up under scientific scrutiny? Here are the facts.

 I am both repulsed and saddened when I see someone vaping (Illustrative).

Fetal alcohol syndrome: How does it happen and how dangerous is it?

Ron and Sarit Kaufman adopted a sweet baby a number of years ago from an orphanage in Russia. When they returned to Israel, they noticed that their son engaged in violent and uncontrolled behavior.

 Infant holding their parent's hand (illustrative)

Israelis are increasingly addicted to their screens - here's why

The interaction in the digital world, in networks, shopping sites and games does not invite real free choice for the users.

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018.

Male Israeli university students are getting addicted to video games - study

The aim of the cross-sectional study was to examine the impact of gaming and gaming disorder on the well-being of Israeli male university students and other adults.


Israeli drugmaker Teva says opioids settlement to move forward in US

As a result of the opiod crisis, more than 932,000 people have died in the US since 1999 from a drug overdose.

 The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel February 19, 2019.

E-cigarettes are more dangerous than you can imagine. Here's why

Many smokers know that the vapor-liquid in electronic cigarettes has nicotine and flavoring agents, but many don't know about the toxic ingredients.


Apologies: Too much news consumption may cause physical ill-being - study

Turns out there is such a thing as too much knowledge, so take a break after reading this.

An eldery man is seen sitting alone with coffee and a newspaper at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market amid the coronavirus pandemic, on February 2, 2021.