The series turned a voyeuristic lens to people with unusual habits, but it did raise awareness of various compulsive disorders.

Food Addiction Explained: Why You Crave and Can’t Stop: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Recent research and brain imaging studies support the concept of food addiction, showing that compulsive overeating ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

Substance use, from alcohol to opioids, is on the rise, as are behavioral addictions, such as gambling, overspending and binge eating. In fact, a May 11 CDC report revealed that drug overdose deaths ...

Excessive use of online porn can be thought of as a manifestation of both Internet addiction and sex addiction. In fact, porn addiction is one of the most commonly reported sex addiction problems, ...

n A BRAIN DISEASE: Most scientists now consider addiction a brain disease: a condition caused by persistent changes to brain structure and function. Using drugs repeatedly over time changes brain ...