Jewel Kilcher revealed that one of the most difficult battles of her life began while she was homeless and struggling to ...

Many people associate addiction with things like alcohol, caffeine, or video games. These are the habits most of us ...

Research in the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development has looked at whether what we might refer to as brand addiction leads to compulsive buying of fast-moving consumer goods. By brand ...

Experts call for standardized diagnostic criteria, stronger clinical evidence, and public health measures to improve the ...

When you think about addiction, your mind probably jumps to the usual suspects: alcohol, drugs, gambling, or cigarettes. But the human brain’s capacity for developing compulsive behaviors extends far ...

Caitlin Moran's personal essay "I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings," calls compulsive overeating "the most pointlessly secret of miseries" for women. Her words continue to make the Facebook, Twitter, and ...

People who are compulsive eaters show similar activity in the same brain regions as people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Addiction to food is a biologically driven process linked with reward ...

What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

"It reminds us that addiction isn't only in the brain. It's a complex puzzle involving how the entire body processes the drug." While it is well-known that cocaine use disorder has a strong genetic ...

The same drugs that transformed obesity treatment are now being investigated for substance use disorders, fueling interest in ...

Compulsive smartphone habits in older adults can be linked to a higher risk of depression, according to a study led by a ...