Massive Study Shows Stiff Rise in U.K. Pornography Addiction
A study involving nearly 3,000 licensed mental health therapists finds an alarming increase in pornography addiction.
Is Food Addiction a Substance Use Disorder?
Scientific American interviews appetite neuroscientist Dr. Alexandra DiFeliceantonio about food addiction and eating addiction.
What’s Causing Addiction: Reward or Relief?
The reward theory of addiction says people are pulled into it; the displacement theory says they’re pushed.
Monopoly of Misery: Gambling Addiction in America
Anti-trust crusader Matt Stoller writes an exposé on the companies that dominate gambling addiction in America.
New Study Uses GLP-1 Drugs to Map the Pathways of Addiction
A summary of the research on GLP-1 drugs and addiction brings us one step closer to a unified theory of addiction.
The Role of the Gut in Amphetamine Addiction
New research from the University of Alabama in Birmingham implicates gut bacteria in amphetamine addiction.