The appeal is almost too clean. Ask for a lover, a therapist, a fictional world, or an answer to an endless chain of ...

Landmark cases against Meta and YouTube on social media addiction demonstrate why philanthropy needs to think bigger about ...

A systematic review reveals adolescent cannabis use alters brain structure, elevates addiction risk, and impacts cognitive ...

New research identifies AI chatbot addiction, highlighting how "agreeable" design and emotional attachments lead to real-world harm.

AI chatbots can grant almost any request—a celebrity in love with you, a research assistant, a book character sprung to ...

New research from the University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre finds that heavy social media use is linked to lower ...

After the landmark social media addiction trial which saw Facebook found liable for a woman's social media addiction, ...

A 2025 Edison report showed that the number of American adults listening to podcasts is at an all-time high, though radio ...

A survey shows Americans listen to nearly four hours of audio a day. There are good reasons to take breaks and be comfortable ...

Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to research other well-known ...

Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

Substance use disorders (SUDs) and behavioral addictions, including gambling disorder, problematic internet use, sex addiction, and binge eating disorder, continue to pose significant public health ...