What comes to mind when you read the word "addiction?" Does it make you think of repetitive use of alcohol and drugs despite negative consequences? Or do you think of shopping, sexual activity, video ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

New research suggests that women fall prey to certain bad habits hard and fast—including an alarming breed of obsessive compulsive disorder. Anne* was 34 years old when she thought she'd found her ...

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and ...

Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

My Master’s thesis was on quitting smoking, and one interesting fact from that body of research was that more of today’s smokers are extremely addicted versus the smokers of a generation ago.* (This ...

Are you curious about the world's most unusual habits? People can get hooked on things you might never even consider addictive. While some addictions are widely recognized, there are others that fly ...

Why do some people keep making the same harmful choices, even when they know better? A global study has revealed three distinct decision-making types and why punishment doesn’t work for everyone. When ...

In a candid revelation, British pop sensation Lily Allen has opened up about her struggle with shopping addiction, sparking important conversations about mental health and consumerism. This article ...