The ability to exercise self-control and resist temptation is a key to maintaining a new behavior. We exert self-control when we resist the urge to consume alcohol or eat an extra slice of chocolate ...

Nobody chooses to be addicted. But as people become increasingly hooked, they may increasingly choose to take the pill or the drink, to gamble or to purge, and that’s the thing we need to examine.

Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...