Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

Alcohol has also been linked to dementia, accelerated brain shrinkage, memory loss, and cognitive decline. Despite the alcohol industry's claims otherwise, it is not a healthy beverage and it's not a ...

Today’s questioner asks, “What is addiction? Is it always a problem, or only when it’s harmful things like drugs or alcohol?” ...

New research suggests ultra-processed food addiction is more prevalent in older Americans than alcohol or tobacco. This ...

A new study published in Addiction reveals that older Americans are more likely to be addicted to ultra-processed foods (UPFs ...

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has emphasised the need for proper psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation of ...