Clinically speaking, you can't become addicted to a device, but you can develop behavioural addictions to smartphone functions.
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By undermining the ACA, Republicans may be taking away one of the health care system's best tools for improving the lives of those with addiction.
Critical standards of evidence must be met to merit the WHO's new diagnostic category for addicted gamers.
Fighting prejudice against people who use drugs should lead to a larger interrogation of society and inequality – not only a change of vocabulary.
The U.S. has had multiple drug epidemics, and, until recently, has not had evidence-tested ways to help people. That has changed. New medicines can help. But other medical issues should also be addressed.
Suppressing thoughts about cigarettes, alcohol and chocolate are only going to make you crave them more.
Compulsive spending is on the rise, here's what you need to know.
Research from the last few decades suggest marijuana helps more than it harms. But Jeff Sessions' proposed crackdown would take us back nearly a century.
Patients in 29 states rely on medical marijuana to treat pain, nausea, seizures and other ailments. But all that could change.
With studies from the past year exploring the relationship between smartphone use and mental health, sleep, learning and romance, a more nuanced portrait of the device has emerged.
Don't want to become a social network addict? Start by working out what your vulnerabilities are.
There are many people who are astonished to discover that their complete lack of ability to picture visual imagery is different from the norm.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a 'public welfare emergency' and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
Budget cuts have consequences.
Ireland is the 'wild west' of gambling, with little regulation to protect people from the potential social harm. This needs to change.
Evaluating behavior using the elements of addiction can shed light on the president's – and anyone else's – tendencies to use social media.
High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.
The Labour Party's promises are a start – but we need to go further. It's a public health crisis.
New research has analysed the effectiveness of ten Drug Recovery Wings piloted in British prisons.
Your guide to a public health crisis that's likely to get worse.
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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