On Jan. 1, sports gambling will be legal online and in brick-and-mortar locations in Ohio. In advance of the launch of sports betting, we spoke with an expert on gambling addictions and how to spot ...

Addiction can be all-consuming for the person dealing with it, and those effects radiate out to the people around them. "Family members and loved ones are often forgotten collateral damage in this ...

Dopamine is a fascinating neurotransmitter responsible for allowing people to feel pleasure, satisfaction, and motivation. However, this neurotransmitter often takes center stage in discussions about ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

Despite what people may tell you, changing behavior is easy. It’s maintaining change that’s hard—creating new and sustained ways of thinking and behaving. As Mark Twain quipped, “Quitting [smoking] is ...

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and the list of social media sites continues to grow. Many kids and adults on are their phones constantly and doctors say kid’s brains react to social media ...

You're favorite guilty pleasure snack may be just as addictive as cigarettes or heroin, a new study reveals. An analysis of 281 studies in 36 countries, published in the British Medical Journal this ...

Ultra-processed foods are one the most controversial topics impacting food and beverage today. Consumers have a deep distrust of them, and major organisations have suggested that they have led to a ...

“There is likely something inherently more rewarding in the combinations of those ingredients that can trigger an addictive process in some individuals,” Schulte said. Perhaps it’s a survival ...