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Wearable Technology and Addiction Recovery

A new study combines brain scans, wearable technology, and smartphone apps to track sleep, stress, and exercise.

Breakthrough Study on GLP-1 Agonist Drugs Used to Treat Addiction

A research report from the Oracle Center for Real-World Data and the Parkinson School of Health Sciences shows the impact of GLP-1 agonist drugs on addiction.

ADHD a Risk Factor for Addiction

ADHD increases addiction risk. Yet fewer girls and women are diagnosed, increasing their susceptibility.

Exploring Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

The New York Times has published an explosive new piece on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, or CHS.

Oh, Those Oreos!

It has been over a decade since the astonishing news came out: Oreo cookies are addictive — to a rat, anyway.

Treating Compulsive Shopping As an Addiction

Compulsive shopping is not a recognized mental health disorder, but pathological purchasing is a problem best treated as an addiction.