Tag Archives: cross addiction

  • Understanding Secondary Addictions
    Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024

    Understanding Secondary Addictions

    Understanding Secondary Addictions Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Secondary addictions are common among both substance addicts and sex/porn addicts (and other types of addicts, too). Generally speaking, there are...
  • Early Sobriety and Cross-Addiction
    Thursday, March 7th, 2024

    Early Sobriety and Cross-Addiction

    What breaks you down is not the amount of pressure you feel at one time, it’s the way you perceive and handle it. When we are new to recovery,...
  • Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions
    Wednesday, February 7th, 2024

    Cross and Co-Occurring Addictions

    You may have to fight more than one battle to win the war. Sex and porn addiction are not always standalone issues. In fact, most of the time they’re...
  • In Recovery? Beware Other Drugs and Behaviors
    Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

    In Recovery? Beware Other Drugs and Behaviors

    Dr. David Fawcett Addictions release such high amounts of dopamine that anyone who establishes a regular pattern of use risks switching to other drugs and/or behaviors to replace the...
  • Ways in Which Substance Use Pairs with Sexual Behavior
    Friday, April 17th, 2020

    Ways in Which Substance Use Pairs with Sexual Behavior

    By Dr. David Fawcett Countless individuals pair substance use and sexual behavior as a cross, co-occurring, or paired addiction. Often, this pairing involves a stimulant drug like cocaine or...