There are many theories about the causes of addiction, the use and abuse of legal and illegal psychoactive substances. Biology, psychology, and social and cultural elements all play a role in the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seventy-two Ohioans died of illnesses or accidents related to pregnancy in 2017 and 2018, up from 38 deaths the previous two years, according to a recent Ohio Department of Health ...

EVERYTHING you thought about addictions could be wrong. The likely cause has been found and it’s not what you think. This story is so deeply ingrained in our minds that we take it for granted. It ...

Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.

The extraordinary effort to combat and end the COVID pandemic included a massive public information drive to educate and inform people about the disease and how to protect against it. That effort paid ...

Gambling addiction is an uncontrolled urge to place wagers and bets, no matter the consequences. Addicts feel the need to keep on betting, even if they go broke or get into debt. Losing while online ...

William Stoehr is a world-renowned artist. His technique involves spilling paint and water onto a canvas. “I like to say that the drip that’s created may be random or an accident, but what I do with ...

An ASU professor is challenging widely held conceptions about smoking, including challenging the view that nicotine is addictive. Peter Killeen, emeritus professor of psychology in the College of ...

We realize we’ve missed a day (or two!) of the birth control pill, or we can’t remember if we’ve taken our blood pressure ...