The Jodi Hildebrandt Story" reveals the dark side of the "sex/porn addiction" industry and its mainstream narratives.

The word “addiction” is probably over-used in our culture. Clinically, it means compulsive use of drugs; colloquially, we stretch its use to refer to addiction to things that probably don’t fit the ...

The sex addiction recovery movement not only complements the progress made toward a sex-positive culture, it reinforces it. In the past decade, the public has gradually gained an awareness and careful ...

Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

A number of surveys show that a substantial proportion of U.S. smokers don't smoke every day. And their ranks appear to be growing. Up to 15 million U.S. smokers say they don't light up on a daily ...

The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun ...

In addiction, we short circuit the normal relation between action and reward. Pleasure comes for free. But that makes for a dangerous pleasure. I'm making good on my promise from last week to begin a ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and without control, it can become a problem: exercise addiction.

Detroit Recovery Project founder and CEO Andre Johnson (left) with a fellow Detroiter, R&B artist Kem. (Photo credit: Brittney Keith, rolling out) Dr. Andre L. Johnson, a native Detroiter, is the ...

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a ...