The beginning of every new year comes with resolutions and plans for behavior change. Often the quest to improve health ...

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

Repetitive, out-of-control behaviors entrap some people. I contend these behaviors qualify as addictions, whether for food, online sports gambling, constant internet use, or excessive sexual behaviors ...

We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...

Recovering from drug addiction is a complex and challenging journey that involves more than just medical treatment. While detoxification and therapy are crucial components of recovery, long-term ...

The beginning of every new year comes with resolutions and a vow to leave behind bad habits.Often the quest to improve health ...

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

A new study finds changes in brain regions associated with addiction in frequent video gaming teenagers. But the findings raise questions about whether such research is really relevant to the ...

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 ...

Men struggling against addiction are often socially impoverished. Their relationships, when they exist, are often negative.

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. That might seem like a rather bold and over-the-top assertion.