We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

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Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...

Social media overuse is hard to curb — and even harder to overcome if you truly believe you’re addicted to it, according to a new study. The research — from academics at California Institute of ...