This means that technology must be incorporated into modern addiction treatment strategies. Parental control software products (discussed here), online meetings, digital support groups, recovery apps, ...

The conversation around social media addiction has been building for years, but a recent landmark verdict has pushed it into an entirely new phase. What once felt like a personal struggle or a ...

The same forces driving rising levels of anxiety, stress, and social comparison are also shaping their risk for substance use ...

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

Nick Reiner (left) in Los Angeles in Sept. 2025; (Right:) Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner in Los Angeles in January 2017. Nick, 32, has a long history of drug addiction, which has made headlines ...

I write quite a lot about the interaction of technology and addiction. Typically, I’m focused on the ways in which technology serves as a driver for addiction. For instance, digital technologies are ...