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A Fresh Look at Sports Addiction

A survey of 377 peer-reviewed papers about sports addiction reveals sharp divisions in the way sports addiction is perceived.

Why Drug Addiction Treatments Are Failing

The drugs used to treat heroin and cocaine addiction are less effective against fentanyl and xylazine addiction. What this says about the sources of addiction.

Hypersexuality Can Be Addictive

The Unified Theory of Addiction provides a framework for understanding sex addiction and hypersexuality.

Can Work Become an Addiction?

Workaholics exhibit characteristics associated with addiction.

The Relationship Between Stress and Addiction

Examining the research showing a connection between stress and addiction.

Mount Sinai Researchers Reveal Addiction Defects in the Brain

Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital have released a study showing brain abnormalities common to heroin and cocaine addicts.