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

New research identifies AI chatbot addiction, highlighting how "agreeable" design and emotional attachments lead to real-world harm.

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

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded UAMS' Addition Research Training Program $2.4 million, renewing the program for another five years. This is the third time ...

Could drugs like Mounjaro treat people with cannabis use disorder? They might. Preliminary research indicates they may stop ...

Salt Lake City (April 10, 2024) - Worldwide, someone dies from drug or alcohol addiction every four minutes. Now, researchers at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah have been ...

The Federal Medical Center in Lexington has a fairly simple purpose — it’s a facility used to treat seriously ill people who are imprisoned by the federal government. Its intended use when it opened ...

Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in PLOS Mental ...