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While most addictive substances such as alcohol can be easily quantified, digital content cannot, making it difficult to define and stymie “digital addiction” in children, according to a JAMA op-ed ...

My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

Social media can be harmful. That's something all behavioral researchers can agree on. There is much less consensus on how ...

“When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a ...