Addiction changes the brain, body, and behavior. Persistent insomnia, craving, depression, anhedonia, and anxiety may continue for months after sobriety, often leading to relapse. While we search for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Recent studies of psychedelic therapy, using substances like psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, show rapid and lasting improvements to conditions like depression and addiction. Jamie ...

Mindfulness meditation may help people struggling with concurrent depression and Internet gaming disorder, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Guang-Heng Dong and colleagues treated 59 ...

Celebrity culture has long been a source of fascination for the public, offering a glimpse into the glamorous lives of actors ...