The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

Day trading can seem thrilling—fast decisions, quick profits, and the potential to outsmart the market from your laptop. But beneath that adrenaline rush, a darker pattern often develops: the rise of a financial addiction that mirrors gambling more than investing. Many traders convince themselves they’re just being ambitious, but over…

What a great cameo!

Think of marijuana as a weekend indulgence? That stereotype is fading fast. In recent years, daily or near-daily weed use has grown so sharply that it’s now more common than daily alcohol consumption in the U.S. What’s driving this shift is a mix of legal changes, social acceptance, and evolving…

Specific genes appear to influence whether people try cannabis and their susceptibility to cannabis addiction.

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Despite saying life is good, the former footballer admits he still faces emotional lows and the constant pull of addiction

It began as a distraction when I was battling addiction. Now the more birds I recognise, the more I feel part of the natural world

Addiction can take hold with devastating speed, as one 25-year-old caller to "The Ramsey Show" found. 

People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest.