addiction
The path to sobriety isn’t one that can be traveled alone, studies suggest.
Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
Smoking is not just habit-based but is deeply entwined with emotions.
A separate study shows that binge drinkers are also ordering more rounds.
The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.
Love triggers the same regions of your brain as cocaine addiction.
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It’s all about the feeding window.
Clinical studies are underway. How we treat them moving forward matters.
Consider the 2,600 times we touch our phones every day.
An experimental study involving 90 heavy drinkers found promising results.
While legalization has benefits, a new study suggests it may have one big drawback.
FieldTrip is advancing the realm of clinical psychedelic testing.
What’s next for the nation’s opioid cases?
Yet another study shows the potential efficacy of psychedelics in treating addiction.
How deep are America’s cultural fault lines? Depends on which data you crunch.
A new study highlights the effects of a “digital detox” while traveling.
Compared to traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes are extremely understudied. There is, however, some evidence on their negative effects on your health.
The results contradict the popular assumption that men react far more strongly to pornography.
The Harvard Medical School’s clinical professor of psychiatry wrote the book on the topic.
A new study highlights the secondhand effects of drinking, arguing that higher taxation could curb problems.
A recent report compared the youth marijuana usage rates across the U.S. states, revealing some surprising differences.
What are the plans, and are they enough?
Three academic papers from Australia shows sizable bone spurs growing at the base of our skulls.
It’s been difficult to research the illicit drugs, but we’re slowly building a better understanding of their potential.
It marks a major shift in the government’s battle against the opioid crisis.
Two maps show two very different takes on the huge discrepancies in U.S. life expectancy
A new study, led by psychologist Jean Twenge, points to the screen as the problem.
Americans lost $116.9 billion gambling in 2016.