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

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 ...

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 ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

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.

Atlas Behavioral Health provides structured addiction treatment and recovery support programs for individuals and ...

Engagement-maximizing architectures such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and emotionally targeted notifications remain broadly permissible. That gap, however, is now being challenged on multiple fronts.

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

A non-intoxicating compound in cannabis could offer a breakthrough treatment for alcohol use disorder. New research shows CBD ...