While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

Meta and Google have been found liable for a woman’s childhood social media addiction in a landmark ruling against the tech ...

A landmark court ruling has many asking whether their own tech use should raise red flags. Clinicians in the field suggest ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. I realize that some might insist that there is zero chance of ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

Nicotine patches help people quit smoking. However, people can sometimes become addicted to these patches. Misuse can play a role in this process. Quitting smoking cold turkey can cause uncomfortable ...

My last two posts dealt with sex addiction and love addiction, respectively. Though I touched on codependence in the latter, this post will further delve into a “romantic” addiction to an individual, ...

It’s Dec. 23, 2021, the day before Christmas Eve. My mother wears an expression mixed with fear, anticipation, and relief. It rained the night before and I am carrying the only possessions I have left ...