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

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

The post was written by Cameron Johnson and Dalanna Burris. Source: Boris_Zhitkov Over the years a plethora of research into substance use disorders has greatly increased the ability of the healthcare ...

AI prediction loops exploit uncertainty, deepen dopamine dependence, and reshape anticipation, decisions, and control ...

Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

The verdict delivered on March 25, 2026, holding Meta and Google responsible for purposefully designing social media platforms to be addictive, and knowing it can be harmful, is flawed at multiple ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

To limit algorithmic addiction, regulators should set clear thresholds for how much compulsive engagement AI systems are ...

The jury in a landmark social media addiction trial on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led ...

One 2024 survey found that almost a third of American adults regularly doomscroll—that is, swipe through endless social media ...