• Ever wonder why the world of adults is not overrun with addicts?
    Ever wonder why the world of adults is not overrun with addicts?
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    Substance

    But although I got treatment, I quit at around the age when, according to large epidemiological studies, most people who have diagnosable addiction problems do so-without treatment. The early to mid-20s is also the period when the prefrontal cortex-the part of the brain responsible for good judgment and self-restraint-finally reaches maturity.

    According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is “a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.”

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  • Understanding date rape drugs.
    Understanding date rape drugs.
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    Women’s Health

    The three most common date rape drugs are:

    Rohypnol (roh-HIP-nol). Rohypnol is the trade name for flunitrazepam (FLOO-neye-TRAZ-uh-pam). Abuse of two similar drugs appears to have replaced Rohypnol abuse in some parts of the United States. These are: clonazepam (marketed as Klonopin in the U.S.and Rivotril in Mexico) and alprazolam (marketed as Xanax).

    GHB, which is short for gamma hydroxybutyric (GAM-muh heye-DROX-ee-BYOO-tur-ihk) acid.

    Ketamine (KEET-uh-meen)

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  • Do you know what to ask a narcissist?
    Do you know what to ask a narcissist?
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    Psychology Today

    But researchers have recently found that, if you just want an overall view of narcissism, you can replace that 40-question inventory with one question: “How narcissistic are you?”

    The key insight is that people who are narcissists aren’t embarrassed by it, so they don’t hold back on saying so. People who are not narcissistic would feel ashamed to be seen as such, so they rate themselves low on the scale.

    “People who are narcissists are almost proud of the fact.

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  • What predicts a happy and fulfilled life?
    What predicts a happy and fulfilled life?
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    Art of Manliness

    Nothing quite like the Grant Study has ever been attempted; as Vaillant puts it, this research represents “one of the first vantage points the world has ever had on which to stand and look prospectively at a man’s life from eighteen to ninety.” The mountains of data collected over more than seven decades have become a rich trove for examining what factors present in a man’s younger years best predict whether he will be successful and happy into old age.

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  • Why do we trust those who use us?
    Why do we trust those who use us?
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    PsyBlog

    People who are overconfident in their own abilities are considered more talented by others than they really are, a new study finds.

    These overconfident individuals are probably more likely to get promoted, to become the leaders of organizations and even nations.

    On the other hand, people who are not so confident in their abilities are judged as less competent than they actually are.

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