Las Vegas, known worldwide as a gaming entertainment destination, presents unique challenges for residents who develop problematic gambling behaviors. Icarus Behavioral Health Nevada recognizes that ...

Addiction doesn’t take hold of a person’s life overnight, according to a local expert who says the condition develops slowly ...

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 ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and ...

Walking through the largely expanded offices of the Family First Center of Lake County, individuals will eventually come upon ...

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

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.

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Ultraprocessed foods like donuts and pizza are particularly rewarding to a person's brain. Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the ...