Is preaddiction real? If so, what is it? Preaddiction proposes that some addiction-related changes emerge before full ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. I realize that some might insist that there is zero chance of ...

Google settled YouTube claims brought by a Florida teen, leaving Meta, TikTok, and Snap to face a July trial over social ...

Nicotine patches help people quit smoking. However, people can sometimes become addicted to these patches. Misuse can play a role in this process. Quitting smoking cold turkey can cause uncomfortable ...

She’s got a dark dependency. Like fresh air and clean water, tanning beds have become an everyday necessity for Megan Blain. And despite her high-risk of developing skin cancer from the ultraviolet ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...

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 ...

Have you scrolled through social media late at night, clicked on a brightly coloured button and bought something you regretted? Are you hiding parcels from your spouse? Have you heard of oniomania, or ...

In contemporary society, we are quick to pathologize our behaviors. We jokingly call our fondness for cleaning “OCD,” sometimes argue that “we’re all a little autistic,” and haphazardly label our ...