Marty Nemko

32.3% of people who attempt to stop drinking relapse within one year. After leaving reh...

Some of m...

It’s time for an update on what the science says about marijuana us.  I summarize in my Psycholog...

Twice, I've reviewed Psychology Today’s Essential Reads to find nuggets that migh...

With more time on our hands and more stress in our lives, substance abuse is an increased risk. As with a headache, the treatment...

My PsychologyToday.com article today is the latest in the Tough Problems series . In each, I present two composite questions that my cli...

Substance abusers have a hard time resisting substances' easy short-term feel-good, no matter their long-term liabilities. Perhaps on...

Sometimes, there’s reason for worry and nothing we can do about it, at least for now. Then, distraction may be a good alternative. Perhap...

Many teens feel impervious. For example, they may feel they can smoke, vape, and even drive under the influence, and feel like it’s unli...

Nobody likes to get preached to but sometimes, in retrospect, we're glad we got the lecture. In my PsychologyToday.com article today ...

This is my next column in the Mensa publication, The Intelligencer . I thought you might like an advance look. Smart people are particul...