One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

This article was originally published in The Conversation. Three out of four college students have gambled in the past year, whether legally or illegally, according to the National Council on Problem ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

Many people with behavioral addictions have been told that they have a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental disorder in which people experience repetitive intrusive thoughts ...

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

Maybe you’ve wondered whether your child or teenager is spending too much time on their smartphone or laptop but shrugged it off. Your initial impulse was in the right direction. A new 2025 study ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The study, published in JAMA on Wednesday, looked at data ...