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

Behind an orange door, just off the quayside in the heart of Temple Bar, young people gathered to prove there's more to a night out than just downing pints at the pub. Swapping a few cans for tea and ...

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 ...

Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with self-control and desire. The ...