Birches Health, a virtual provider for gambling and pornography addictions, has added a new clinician executive.  | At Birches, Cynthia Grant, Ph.D., is tasked with developing care pathways, from ...

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said during the trial that he thinks there can be problematic usage of social media, but disagrees it is addiction.

Stanford expert testifies Meta's social media features are addictive like a "drug," especially for youth, in a California lawsuit against the tech giant.

The post was written by Cameron Johnson and Dalanna Burris. Source: Boris_Zhitkov Over the years a plethora of research into substance use disorders has greatly increased the ability of the healthcare ...

Jaime Vinck is the president of the Meadows Behavioral Health here in Phoenix, which offers inpatient and outpatient ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

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.

Six school districts across the U.S. claim that the social media platforms have caused addictive online behavior in their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. Doucefleur/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

European Union regulators say TikTok may be in violation of the Digital Services Act due to the risk it poses for addictive ...