Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. Researchers looked at data collected from 6,143 identified video ...

Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

Underage gambling is rising among teens, raising concerns about addiction, mental health and financial harm, while experts ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

At 17, he started his long journey through addiction treatment units. Now 22, he has been treated numerous times in the ...

Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain ...

Instagram and YouTube intentionally designed social media platforms to hook users, a landmark court case found. A ...

The issue of whether social media is addictive is at the center of thousands of lawsuits brought against the companies Meta, ...

This past weekend, while I sat at home reviewing a manuscript on the effects of nicotine on the brain, I received a text from a friend asking about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Court had ...

Those of us in the field of mental health and addiction recovery have known for years—through personal experience and observation—that mindfulness practice is an incredibly powerful tool for healing.