Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction isn’t always chaos. More often, it’s repetition, concealment, and a slow erosion of choice that feels almost invisible ...

Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

Addiction changes people’s lives forever. But behind the stories of substance abuse are also those who managed to break out of it and see the brighter side of things. Whatever the reason for turning ...

Addiction is a perplexing and deeply personal struggle that affects millions of people worldwide. One of the most frequently asked questions by those who have witnessed a loved one succumb to ...

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, finds that people experiencing more economic disadvantages are more likely to smoke cigarettes, have higher levels of tobacco addiction, and find it ...

Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex workers and people living on ...

Binge-watching your favourite TV show may feel like a harmless way to unwind, but people who watch to the point of addiction are more likely to feel lonely, according to new research. The study ...

Elyse Stevens, a primary care and addiction medicine doctor, and her husband, Aquil Bey, a paramedic, discuss patient cases at a community breakfast for homeless people in New Orleans. Bey founded an ...

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A large study of data from Veterans Affairs finds that people on GLP-1 drugs were less likely to develop substance abuse disorder or overdose.