Addiction is a complex issue that extends its impact far beyond the individual. It has a ripple effect, touching various aspects of life, including legal matters, relationships, and finances. Men are ...

Gambling addiction represents one of the most destructive forces that can tear through family structures, creating widespread damage that often spans generations. While it may begin innocuously, ...

Prescription drug addiction is an escalating crisis that disproportionately affects women, leading to severe health consequences and devastating impacts on their lives. This issue — often overshadowed ...

‘He’s always sitting there playing games, he’s not interested in anything else!’… Addiction to video games (on a computer or smartphone) is an extremely common addiction: studies show that up to 5% of ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

The causal effect of education on smoking is an additional benefit of education. This study also investigates the causal effects of smoking addiction on education. Smoking addiction negatively affects ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists are among the active ingredients in so-called weight-loss injections. Originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, they are now also used to treat severe obesity. In recent ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...

Earlier this year, researchers at UNC’s Winston Center for Technology and Developing Minds established a new initiative to investigate how technology is “rewiring” the brains of developing youth ...

The British gymnast Nile Wilson steps on stage and introduces himself. In a broad Leeds accent, the 27-year-old describes himself as an Olympic medallist, the owner of several successful businesses, ...