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.

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

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

Smoking among youngsters is a growing public health concern, driven by peer pressure, curiosity, stress, and social media ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jessica Crooks knows all too well what it’s like to battle addiction issues. Now, Crooks is helping others in their own ...

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 ...