The dominant narrative frames doomscrolling as a dopamine addiction or a willpower failure. Behavioral science suggests something more honest: your brain is seeking low-stakes unpredictability because ...

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher said that the focus should be on parents at home and even the school district when it comes to children getting addicted to social media.

A Slidell mother says a free program helped save her from a life of substance abuse. Now, she's encouraging others with the ...

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Multiple childhood traumas don't create separate addictions — they create one interconnected web. New research shows why treating a single addiction without addressing the underlying system almost ...

Astrocytes use the MEGF10 receptor to prune synapses in the striatum, a process essential for dopamine-driven motor learning.

It would start with a notification—a friend sending me a reel. I’d open it and then without even thinking my thumb would swipe up.” “The algorithm knows me. A curated selection of content would have ...

Create a pot called ‘money I didn’t spend on clothes’. Every time you don’t buy something, put the money you would have spent ...

In the health and wellness space, we often talk about balance, balancing stress, nutrition, sleep, movement, and mental clarity. But one area that’s sometimes overlooked in mainstream wellness ...

Why don't we have better treatment options for people addicted to meth? It's more complicated than you would think.