Experts explain why the possibility of withdrawal when quitting antidepressants doesn't mean the medications are addictive. - Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty Images When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered ...

Social media addiction, characterized by excessive and compulsive use of social media platforms, has become a prevalent issue in today's society. Studies have shown that addictive behaviors related to ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

As someone who has questioned our view of addiction—how we define and treat it—over the past five decades, often for Psychology Today, I look to the future as both a perilous, and a promising, journey ...

North Carolina lawmakers should pass laws to curb the addictive nature of social media and to study the impact of artificial intelligence chatbots on young people, the North Carolina Child Fatality ...

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