Prescription drug addiction is an escalating crisis that disproportionately affects women, leading to severe health consequences and devastating impacts on their lives. This issue — often overshadowed ...

Gambling addiction represents one of the most destructive forces that can tear through family structures, creating widespread damage that often spans generations. While it may begin innocuously, ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...

(NEW YORK) — Since she was in elementary school, Katherine Schreiber, 28, remembers struggling with body issues. Sometimes these feelings were so severe she felt she was “too ugly” to go to class.

Digital addiction affects 25-30% of teenagers who exhibit problematic smartphone or internet use. There are mild, moderate, ...

Students at Penn State Berks learned more about the effects of opiate addiction and the stigma attached to it Tuesday night. Students at Penn State Berks learned more about the effects of opiate ...

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older adults seek care.

In order to gamble, it used to be that one had to travel to the neon-lit city of Las Vegas. Today, slot machines and blackjack tables are commonplace in Kitsap County and communities across the nation ...

OTTUMWA, Iowa Jittery babies, mistreated toddlers, strung-out mothers: Cheryll Jones' pediatric nursing practice is far from what it was when she started out 30 years ago long before methamphetamine ...

Online gaming addiction, clinically known as Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), is defined by a pattern of persistent gaming that takes precedence over daily activities despite negative consequences.

Social media, video game, and smartphone use in kids and teens has risen, and there’s a growing chorus of concerns about screen time’s link to mental health concerns. It's prompted legislation ...