We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

Early phone access leads to long-term mental health decline, especially in girls Global policies urge age limits, mental health education, and tech accountability Youth brains are more vulnerable to ...

While making a hobby out of adoring Japanese idols is a perfectly acceptable pastime, some idol enthusiasts may find themselves with a full-blown case of “idol addiction.” Luckily, there is a hotline ...

From vapes at gas stations to alcohol in nearly every social setting, addictive behaviors are more accessible than ever. While many recognize the term ‘addiction’, spotting the signs in a friend or ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...

We’ve all gotten carried away adding too much stuff to our online shopping basket once in a while, or have chucked a few extra items in the trolley, telling ourselves we deserve a treat. But shopping, ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study ...

Apocalypse or snowstorm? For a nervous few days, we worried that life as we know it in New York would be undone by a monster blizzard. As it turned out, we didn’t get the feared 36 inches. But as we ...