Studies conducted with families in the Arab GCC region found that digital addiction is highly prevalent among both parents ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

After this week’s closures, ARC has 14 operational facilities — a mix of residential and outpatient centers, as well as a ...

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 ...

Trilogy Behavioral Health opens in Milwaukee's northwest side, offering same-day mental health care services in a ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

New mental health practice brings compassionate, evidence-based addiction recovery support to Greater Boston communities ...

Addiction has traditionally been framed through abstinence-based models, which demand the complete cessation of problematic behaviors or substance use.