It's common for people suffering with an addiction to tell others, or even themselves, "I promise I'll stop (my addictive behavior)" or, "I commit to stopping." This isn't surprising, since having an ...

One summer day in 2010, a Swedish graduate student named Daniel Berg approached me after a talk I gave at Christ's College, Cambridge. During the talk, I had casually mentioned internet addiction.

HOUSTON — People using the now-popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have reported both positive and negative side effects. But recently, patients have reported a different side effect -- the drugs ...

Internet use has been increasing each year; there are currently an estimated 120.72 million Internet users in the United States (43% of the population). [1] Along with this increased popularity in ...

In a recent study of more than 900 rats, Shelly Flagel and her team of neuroscientists at the University of Michigan found that a region in the thalamus of rats regulates a circuit linked to the ...

Most of us know somebody who tends to get over-involved in certain behaviors, and the saying often goes that they must have an “addictive personality.” But is there such a thing? The idea of an ...

Of course, that could not have been accomplished without your love and support. I am hopeful that as we stand together, we will continue to see lives changed and our community strengthened. Although ...