Nicotine patches help people quit smoking. However, people can sometimes become addicted to these patches. Misuse can play a role in this process. Quitting smoking cold turkey can cause uncomfortable ...

Have you ever been madly in love? Felt completely and utterly enamored with another person? Been so enchanted by your lover that you felt almost obsessed with them? If you have, you know the ...

Jorja Smith dolls up while yearning for the full attention of a special someone in the video for her new single “Addicted.” It’s the English singer’s first new music of 2021. In the video, which Smith ...

A heroin addiction can be difficult to talk about, even with a loved one. People who experience addiction aren’t always honest about their substance abuse. In fact, they may not even be aware ...

When you think of addiction, you probably think of drugs and alcohol. However, you can be addicted to anything. Addiction is being compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming.

It’s frequently noted that we’re not addicted to a substance, activity, or relationship as such but to how they make us feel. We may not even like the taste of 100-proof vodka, but if it gets us high, ...

An addiction to pornography has been the focus of many articles over the years, but the subject is far from simple. In fact, there is an ongoing discussion about whether the condition really exists at ...

Cocaine is a drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 15 percent of people in the United States have tried cocaine.

It’s hardly fair to point a finger at the young cohort of 13- to 23-year-olds known as generation Z and accuse them of being “addicted” to their phones. After all, you’d be hard-pressed to find an ...

Like drugs and alcohol, video games can become an addiction you can't control, despite their harmful effects. Too much screen time and gaming can hurt your health and relationships. Video game ...

America’s communities weren’t built to handle the opioid crisis. Across the nation, public services, health care providers and civil servants are overwhelmed by the shared burden of addiction. At ...

Shellz, 37, a nurse from Houston, spends at least two hours a day with her husband playing a casino-style smartphone game called Jackpot Magic. The app offers a variety of typical casino games to play ...