Research shows AI models exhibit loss chasing, illusion of control, and risky behavior when given freedom in gambling ...

Many celebrities over the years have detailed their struggles with addiction, their road to sobriety and occasionally been ...

Men struggling against addiction are often socially impoverished. Their relationships, when they exist, are often negative.

Methamphetamine is an addictive drug that has energizing (stimulant) effects. It can be found in pill form or as a white-colored powder. As a powder, it can be snorted or dissolved in water and ...

The perception that drug addiction affects only the poor or underprivileged is inaccurate, says the Kelantan National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse.

Many drugs of abuse produce tolerance, sensitization, dependence and addiction. Of these effects, addiction (compulsive drug use despite adverse consequences) has been the hardest to study. It is ...

What Does Cross Addiction Mean? Cross addiction, also known as addiction transfer or Addiction Interaction Disorder, is when a person has two or more addictive behaviors. The addictions can include ...

Marc Lewis is a developmental neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology at Radboud University in the Netherlands. He is the author of "Memoirs of an Addicted Brain," about his years of ...

Addiction is an emotional subject—and a notoriously touchy term for understandable reasons. Whether you or a loved one are struggling with substance misuse or addictive behaviors that can affect ...

When people see compulsive and damaging behaviors in friends or family members -- or public figures such as celebrities or politicians -- they often focus only on the substance use or behaviors as the ...

Food addiction is a term some use to refer to a compulsive or uncontrollable urge to eat food that does not relate to feelings of hunger. However, defining food addiction has been challenging. The ...