Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

Addiction science is at an impasse. Rates of addiction remain high. Translational results from decades of research conducted within the dominant brain disease paradigm are shockingly meager. Meanwhile ...

For decades, addiction treatment in the United States has relied on a familiar explanation when people relapse: recovery is hard, addiction is chronic and setbacks are part of the process. That ...

When most people picture addiction, they imagine visible collapse. Missed work. Legal trouble. Financial instability. Public unraveling. It is a dramatic image, and for some, it is real. But for many ...

On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had ...

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Cosmetic procedures have evolved from rare, extreme interventions into normalized recurring treatments that people pursue continuously under the guise of “maintenance,” creating an addiction cycle ...

Researchers are investigating whether GLP-1 drugs could be used to treat addiction disorders, following patient reports of reduced cravings.

Find out why social media is so addictive, the consequences of social media addiction, and how to deal with social media ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio teens are learning how addiction affects them and their friends through presentations at their schools. Crime Stoppers of Houston instituted a statewide education program ...