Female hormones—namely progesterone and estrogen—are underrecognized contributors to addictive behavior in women. Women are more vulnerable to developing addictions than men. In particular, women ...

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 ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

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 ...

The study, published in JAMA on Wednesday, looked at data on more than 4,000 kids from an ongoing longitudinal study following them for years, starting at ages 9 to 10. It found that by age 14, about ...

James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

Hoebel and researchers in the department of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated patterns of craving and relapse, the third and final stage of addiction, that had ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 25: In this photo illustration a a 12-year-old school boy looks at a iPhone screen A 12-year-old boy looks at an iPhone screen showing various social media apps ...

Your dog probably goes crazy for its favorite toy, but do they love it a little too much? In the dog training world, pups that are highly motivated by toys are often referred to as "ball junkies." ...