While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.

Weight-loss jabs could prevent and treat addiction to alcohol, cigarettes and drugs, according to a large study. Experts believe the way the medicines work on the brain’s reward pathway cuts cravings ...

Al-Aly and his colleagues found that people starting the GLP-1 drugs had lower risks of developing addiction to multiple ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

Jessica Crooks knows all too well what it’s like to battle addiction issues. Now, Crooks is helping others in their own ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

(The Conversation) – A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number of states legalize marijuana. Around half now allow ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...

"It was the only thing that made me feel normal," the 'General Hospital' actor said ...