TOWARD A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF ADDICTION: Could Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) be the common psychological thread that links a myriad of compulsive and addictive behaviors? What single trait is shared by…  addiction to drugs (be they alcohol, cocaine, heroine, marijuana, or cigarettes)  sugar and carbohydrate bingeing  pathological gambling  sex-related addictions  ADHD  Tourette’s Syndrome  Autism  Anorexia and Bulimia  Being a Workaholic  Risk-taking behaviors  and even many of the compulsive disorders? Sound like a trick question? It isn’t. The answer is Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS). There are many faces to this one disorder. Paradigm shifting research is linking this mind dysfunction with all of the impulsive, compulsive and addictive disorders. This means that there may be a common thread connecting as much as thirty per cent of the population to one disorder. Subscription in this program will be awarded Certificate of Completion for 3 hours of continuing professional development upon satisfactory participation...