Psychology Today

Addiction: A Disease Both Like and Unlike Many Others

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

People with 'binge-watching addiction' are more likely to be lonely, study finds

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a ...

Social media addiction’s surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers

Yokubonis is a content creator who goes by the name Olivia Unplugged online, making videos to combat overuse or mindless use ...
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Addiction and the Psychology of Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicide

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...
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Opinion/Guest column: Many seniors face new crisis - addiction

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...
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Black market for opioid addiction drug helps some: 'I think that's what normal feels like'

There is a black market for buprenorphin, an approved drug for opioid addiction. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Months in prison didn’t rid Daryl of his addiction to opioids. “Before I left ...