Screens - to ban or not to ban? A doctor in Psychology reveals the signs of screen addiction in our kids - and whether we ...

The American Pediatric Association recommends teens not play video games for more than two hours per day, but who is keeping track? While substance abuse might be a bit easier to spot than addiction ...

Mindfulness meditation may help people struggling with concurrent depression and Internet gaming disorder, according to a ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Mental illness and addiction can often go hand in hand. About half of people with substance use disorder also have depression, anxiety, or another type of mental illness. And half of people with a ...

Editor's Note: The graphic at the end of this segment used imprecise terminology. The Legal Action Center survey referred to “substance use disorder.” This week, we are reporting on some promising ...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently proposed a new addition to the addiction vernacular: “preaddiction.” The idea is that the word will ...