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.

Davis poses a question to readers: "Why does society wait so long to act?" His answer is the people's need for absolute ...

Make no mistake about this: Online sports betting is a growing public health problem.

Limited methods and a lack of guidance around diagnostic criteria mean that many scientists are reluctant to use the term ...

Recent rulings against Meta and YouTube are rewriting the story of social media addiction, making it important for clinicians ...

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 ...

Caron is evolving addiction treatment by combining neurorestorative care with emerging medical innovations that target the ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

The concept of romantic love addiction is gaining traction in popular culture. Is an addiction framework the best way to ...

The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The White House on Thursday unveiled a new effort to streamline the country’s response to its drug and alcohol epidemic, pledging to align ...