Digital tools like Quittr and Relay advertise that they’ll help their users escape from pornography addiction. The solution ...

We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words ...

The theme of "love addiction" may inspire songs, but the reality is that it is not a recognized disorder. It’s more ...

The normalization of the term ‘social media addiction’ may be contributing to Instagram overuse, a new study reveals (Getty Images) Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome ...

Utah lawmakers passed a law last year that restricts the sale of flavored tobacco for e-cigarettes, but thousands of Utah ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

When I was in medical training in the 1970s, 40 percent of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes. There were cigarette vending machines everywhere, cigarettes cost a low 40 cents per pack, making teen ...

Izabel Rose hoped a month in Japan would help her quit the drug - it did, but not in the way she expected.

Goal-goal, over 2.5, first half over 1.5, straight win, second half draw...it's a slippery slope For sports betting, it's easy to become so addicted that you gamble away your income and everything you ...