Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social media spread so rapidly that it became ubiquitous before anyone really knew how to deal with it — and critics say that’s in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addictive personalities are about way more than just substance issues—it's about how we connect with everything from our ...

There might be some truth to the potato chip ad that boasts, "You can't eat just one." A study from the University of Michigan found people can show signs of addiction to ultra-processed foods, which ...

Problematic patterns of digital media use — including compulsive social media scrolling, gaming, or phone checking — may be more harmful to adolescent mental health than overall screen time, new ...

As state attorneys general, we have two primary duties: defending our states’ laws and interests, and protecting the rights and well-being of the people we were elected to serve. When Americans across ...

Nicotine is notoriously addictive, to the extent that the global market for nicotine cessation in 2021 was valued at an estimated $23 billion. Alcoholism is so insidious that those who are severe ...

Is sugar the new nicotine … or maybe just the current scapegoat for our collective confusion over what’s “healthy?” Science can’t decide if sugar is a genuine addiction or a guilty pleasure, and our ...

BERLIN - AUGUST 07: A young man smokes a marijuana joint in front of the Reichstag following the annual Hemp Parade, or "Hanfparade," in support of the legalization of marijuana in Germany on August 7 ...