A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

A landmark trial found social media companies liable for designing addictive products. Nicola J Kalk and Ben Carter look at ...

On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had caused her harm. Google and Meta, which were the companies that were found ...

The program offers multiple paths, but typically includes structured treatment services, intensive case management and ...

WashU Medicine researchers find in a new study that GLP-1 use is tied to reductions in substance use disorders and serious outcomes across all types of addictive substances. Researchers at Washington ...

Social media addiction was linked to higher anxiety and depression in Saudi university students, but the study suggests family environment may be a key factor shaping how strongly those mental health ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis show in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be effective at treating and preventing substance use disorders across all major ...

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic may become the new frontline warriors in treating and preventing drug and alcohol addiction, a large new study shows. The research, published Wednesday in ...

There's new evidence that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can reduce the risk of addiction. A study of more than 600,000 veterans followed for up to three years found that those who started taking a GLP-1 ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences – not from genes that ...