By recording the interactions and scoring the dog’s behavior minute by minute, the scientists measured the dog’s addictive ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

Historically, when people heard the word “addiction” they immediately thought of an individual misusing illicit drugs or alcohol. The concept of addiction was always linked to the ingestion of a ...

An estimated 77% of Americans are engaging in addictive behaviors to cope with mental health issues — often in spite of efforts to find effective clinical therapies. The GeneSight Mental Health ...

Access to mental health and addiction treatment has improved for kids and teens nationally, but care is costly ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

More than a third of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions, statistics show, many of which are focused on kicking bad habits. Whether it’s smoking, overeating, drinking excessive alcohol or ...

The authors also note there is “real danger in the psychopathological manifestation” of love addiction; it can indicate a serious mental disorder, and is not just a hyperbolic way to describe romantic ...

Now, some individuals may question the idea of behavioral addictions and wonder how someone could be addicted to drug-less activity. The purpose of this post is to illuminate the nature of behavioral ...