Quite bit above my head, but scrutinising Public Sector Capabilities an interesting idea for the Addition Economy.

Looking at UPF through the lens of the Economic Model of Addiction

We are not immune to opioids because they are coming in other ways - illegal addiction economy companies are innovating.

Arguments by Hunt for obesity levy, not a tax on the poor

Dopamine Nation going up the best seller list again! Can we learn from it?

Danny Finkelstein on why he changed his mind on the cigarette ban- our argument that it is negligent not to

Addiction Economy thought for Today - Is this model just a sad admission of lack of agency or an empowering model for action?

New history database sparks thoughts on just how many addictive products there is and why. Causing some concern to commentators!

Crypto-trading has similar addictive products to gambling. Interesting interviews with crypto-traders in rehab.

FT Opinion piece from Aveek Bhatttacharya supporting our view of nanny state. But does Labour have the stomach for it?

Interesting academic spat about how the funding of a colleagues work by business is felt to undermine that of another academic and the university as a whole.

Someone here ‘addicted’ to exercise - many think that that is a not a real addiction, or dismisses all addictions as not ‘real’ because we can be addicted to anything.

Wholeheartedly agree with this letter on vapes from a respiratory physician

Adapting Grant Ennis excellent 9 frames of subversion to addiction

Irritated with article in FT which shows companies run by people with MBA are less successful and focused on financialisation than those that don’t.

5 lessons on vaping regulation in other countries from Behavioural Insights Team

Andrew Maynard testing Apple Vision Pro and us wondering about the addictive properties of it.

Reflecting on whether we have become a bystander society in our attitudes to addiction?

Innovation and the Addiction Economy - they will find a way

Vape companies hope we will make vapes a ‘mainstream’ addiction like caffeine. It definitely isn’t. We must not let them.