While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.

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

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...

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 struggling with many addictions, ranging from opioids to gambling, are reporting similar experiences in clinics, on ...

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 ...

The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use ...

I tell you guys how to be less addicted to your phones, get more out of your life — and I feel so broken right now.” That’s me — a consumer tech journalist who has ...

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 ...