While the World Health Organization recognized compulsive sexual behavior as sex addiction, as reported by the Mayo Clinic, and that 24 million U.S. adults could be classified as addicted to sex, it ...

While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

Sex addiction is not a real addiction in the way drug and alcohol addictions are. Compulsive sexual behavior is a preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors that disrupt daily life. To ...

Researchers identify PV neurons in the prefrontal cortex as the gatekeepers of drug addiction relapse, offering a new target for precision treatment.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

A non-intoxicating compound in cannabis could offer a breakthrough treatment for alcohol use disorder. New research shows CBD ...

How the Murrays in Ohio got here, with grandparents raising babies, still seems bewildering even if it shouldn't. That's a lesson they hope to teach others ...