A massive genomic study uncovers how shared behavioral traits and substance-specific biology together shape addiction risk, offering new directions for prediction, prevention, and treatment. Study: ...

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

People seeking mental health or addictions support in Saskatchewan can now search for specific assistance on the province’s website, including programs aimed at struggling youth.

Alsan is the director of the Health Inequality Lab and the Annie and Ned Lamont professor of international studies in the Department of Economics at Stanford University. Parekh is the chief health ...

The same forces driving rising levels of anxiety, stress, and social comparison are also shaping their risk for substance use ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...