I said I'd use the next few posts to share what I learned at a recent conference on behavioral addictions. I should emphasize that the conference, held in Budapest, was billed as the the First ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maximilian C. Schielein, MD, of the department of dermatology and allergy at the Technical University of Munich ...

Opioid use is one of the most common addictions in the US. Opioids, if used as per a prescription, can ease pain. However, when taken unsupervised, can be addictive. Common examples of opioids include ...

A man drinking at a bar. (Photo by Darlene Alderson.) As many people can probably guess, most of us aren’t born with an addiction, so how do people become addicted to something, anyway? The Substance ...

Do you know someone who is an addict? Don’t be too hasty with your response.

Local damage such as stroke lesions in the brain can lead to spontaneous remission from addiction, where patients can easily quit their addictions immediately following injury, with no cravings or ...

Broadcaster Ore Oduba, known for his 2016 Strictly Come Dancing win, has publicly revealed his nearly three-decade-long battle with porn addiction for the first time. Speaking on Paul C Brunson’s We ...

Ozempic was first approved to treat type 2 diabetes in 2017, but it’s garnered most of its recognition in recent years as a weight-loss drug. Now, as more people are taking it and scientists are ...

Marijuana or cannabis use is one of the most widely spread addictions in the US. According to the results of the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2022, 22% of people aged twelve and ...