The story below references drugs, alcoholism, and disordered eating. Many people deal with addiction, yet it continues to be widely misunderstood and stigmatized. As of 2023, over 48.5 million people ...

There is an endless and overwhelming amount of information on the Web about addiction treatment options. Many people have no idea where to begin or what type of care that they or their loved one may ...

Today’s post is the first of a three-part series looking at some of the stranger addictions that have been written about in the academic literature (or by academics who have tried to argue that these ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

Finding the right addiction treatment center can feel overwhelming. When you or a loved one needs help, the process of researching options often brings up more questions than answers. Treatment ...

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

While many people know about alcohol addiction, there’s a similar term gaining attention in the media and in research circles that involves eating: food addiction. It’s a complicated subject that goes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. That might seem like a rather bold and over-the-top assertion.

A "strong, positive association" exists between food addiction and type 2 diabetes that is only partially explained by body weight, new data suggest. In a large Danish population-based study, people ...

Generative AI can surprisingly steer people toward an addiction of any kind, either by insidious deceit or via accidental triggering. In today’s column, I examine an important question about the ...