Study compares food addiction to substance use disorder

Study compares food addiction to substance use disorder

Candy, ice cream, and potato chips are delicious and consumed by people all over the world, but are they as addictive as some drugs? Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain looked at the addictive properties of highly processed foods and found that these foods are highly beneficial, attractive, and consumable. Researchers found that …

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New California law aims to force people with mental illness or substance abuse to get help

California's Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after casting his vote at a voting center at The California Museum ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) More Californians with untreated mental illness and substance abuse problems could be held against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a measure aimed at help restructure the state’s mental health system and address its problems. growing homeless crisis. The new law, which reforms …

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New California law aims to force people with mental illness or substance abuse to get help

New California law aims to force people with mental illness or substance abuse to get help

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) More Californians with untreated mental illness and substance abuse problems could be held against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move aimed at to help restructure the state’s mental health system and remedy the situation. its growing homeless crisis. The new …

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