One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

With billions of active users across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms, cutting down on screen time ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, ...

I think beating an addiction is heroic. But here is a fact that may surprise you–overcoming an addiction is also quite common. Put those ideas together, and you realize it’s another way so many people ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Read more here. A psychedelic drug that comes from the iboga shrub in Central Africa is among those ...

TLC's "My Strange Addictions" explores weird world of obsessive habits. Feb. 10, 2012— -- intro: In the third season of "My Strange Addiction," which airs at 10 p.m. EST Feb. 12, TLC exposes ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

Feel Free appears as innocuous as a trendy new Kombucha, and it’s billed as a natural way to get a little boost. Manufacturer Botanic Tonics advertises the drink as filled with “plant ingredients” and ...