The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.

While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences – not from genes that ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use ...

Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number of states legalize marijuana. Around half now allow ...

Screen addiction is no longer just a Gen Z problem. According to recent studies and reports, elderly are now spending just as ...

Jessica Crooks knows all too well what it’s like to battle addiction issues. Now, Crooks is helping others in their own ...

"It was the only thing that made me feel normal," the 'General Hospital' actor said ...