Pay attention to your college or high school student’s behaviors, especially now that summer break has arrived. If they’re ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

Can AI replace your therapist for addiction? The answer may surprise you — and the stakes could not be higher.

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

Expanded inpatient rehab services now offer integrated, personalized care for individuals battling gambling addiction.

Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a massive genetic study that identifies key biological drivers of cocaine addiction, uncovering a potential new target for ...

Researchers say results present “a concrete target to test whether changing how cocaine is metabolized can blunt the drive toward compulsive use.” ...