Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” We are told to think of wars, floods, pandemics, and earthquakes ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

While prolonged use of smartphones is considered a problem, it is more important to gauge activity patterns than the number of hours spent on them. Usage is a more precise indicator to judge how your ...

A new study suggests binge-watching TV can shift from a harmless habit to an addiction when driven by loneliness. View on euronews ...

When we think of addiction, we often imagine the dramatic scenes from TV or movies, where a person’s life is visibly falling apart. But there’s a version of addiction that looks nothing like the ...

The events of October 7 and the war led to a quiet rise in compulsive behaviors, including sex addiction – a mental phenomenon that can be understood and treated, without shame and without guilt.