LONDON — Highly processed foods meet the same criteria as tobacco for addiction, and labeling them as such might benefit public health, according to a new US study that proposes a set of criteria to ...

Decision making in the context of addiction is characterized by altered values regarding risk and reward, but the long-term and reciprocal relationship between value-based decision-making and ...

Gambling can be a fun and social activity for many people. However, for others, it can become a serious addiction with devastating consequences. Understanding the addictive nature of gambling can help ...

Drug addiction including smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use is indirectly or directly responsible for 11.8 million deaths each year in the world [1]. According to the Global Burden of Disease study ...

Even today, society tends to look at addiction as a personality flaw, and people with addiction usually carry a sizable burden of guilt and shame because of the stigma attached to it. Fortunately, ...