I said I'd use the next few posts to share what I learned at a recent conference on behavioral addictions. I should emphasize that the conference, held in Budapest, was billed as the the First ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Have you ever wondered what the most common addictions are in today’s society? Here, we will take a whistle-stop tour through them. According to Psychology Today, addiction is “a condition in which a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maximilian C. Schielein, MD, of the department of dermatology and allergy at the Technical University of Munich ...

Opioid use is one of the most common addictions in the US. Opioids, if used as per a prescription, can ease pain. However, when taken unsupervised, can be addictive. Common examples of opioids include ...

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 ...

A man drinking at a bar. (Photo by Darlene Alderson.) As many people can probably guess, most of us aren’t born with an addiction, so how do people become addicted to something, anyway? The Substance ...

Do you know someone who is an addict? Don’t be too hasty with your response. We place the various forms of addiction in silos rather than looking at addiction as a single disease. Experts in this ...

Researchers warn that ultraprocessed food has left a lasting imprint on older Americans, especially women, linking addictive eating to poorer physical and mental health. Study: Ultra-processed food ...