Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative consequences. The addiction can take many forms and is ...

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative research involved 13 students and four professors across three departments in the College of

New research shows that while true Instagram addiction is rare, the widespread habit of labeling everyday scrolling as an “addiction” can sap users’ confidence, fuel self-blame, and steer them away from practical habit-change strategies that actually ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according to a new study. Compared to white patients, Black and Hispanic ...