Recent psychological research provides evidence that adolescents who feel emotionally detached and unnoticed by others may be ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

Before making any decision, ultimately and always, any discussion or consideration involving addiction and recovery must begin, continue, and conclude with medical advice.

Tools like Instagram's Take a Break are designed to save us from addictive behavior, but some of its most vulnerable users ...

Nearly half of adults in the United States who use cannabis mainly smoke it, but about 1 in 7 use it in nearly every form ...

Minuscule movement patterns collected from smartphones and often undetectable to humans have been used to predict cravings and compulsive behaviors with groundbreaking accuracy—potentially offering ...

Could a craving for salty chips actually be a sign of addiction? A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that could be the case. Researchers reviewed 281 studies from 36 different ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...