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.

Al-Aly and his colleagues found that people starting the GLP-1 drugs had lower risks of developing addiction to multiple ...

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

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 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 ...

Is it love or obsession? Discover the hidden signs of limerence and learn how to break free from intrusive thoughts, reclaim ...

My team and I set out to test whether GLP-1 drugs — medications like semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide ...

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 ...

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