The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

A new study highlights how the brain learns to keep alcohol addiction going, not for pleasure but to escape withdrawal stress.

What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

Two medicines usually given to people who are addicted to opioid drugs also help with compulsive gambling. The finding suggests there may be similar brain circuits involved in behavioural addictions ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

An addiction, an escape and a compulsion are some of the ways the founder of Quad Cities Shoplifters Anonymous describes the problem she's struggled with since she was a teen. "It takes your mind off ...

With September being Responsible Gaming Education Month, two City Council subcommittees met on Sept. 10 to study ways in ...

That was the mournful sentiment expressed by one hobbyist during a recent meeting for compulsive collectors. He had recalled contacting his dealer and spending most of a recent paycheck. It wasn’t a ...

Screen addiction among teenagers is linked to anxiety, depression, and social isolation. Psychotherapists warn that how teens ...