If you need to break a social media addiction, or spend less time checking your phone, it's important to set limits and hold ...

Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...

Maybe you’d like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your problem may have ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Michelle Lhooq coined the term “California sober” (Cali sober) in her article on abstaining from the most addicting and dangerous substances (for her), but not all substances. Lhooq’s goal was to ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

Season eight of "Love Is Blind" is out now and several couples are already engaged. While there have been plenty of predictable emotional stories in the pods, one unforeseeable confession is raising a ...