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Aiming to address the connections between addiction and mental health disorders, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey recently hosted a webinar to discuss the best ways to treat both together.

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is ...

Although self-harm is not formally classified as an addiction in the DSM-5-TR, some experts argue that it can manifest as a behavioral addiction due to its effects on the brain’s reward system.

As promised, I'm devoting this post to a conversation I had recently with Chevese Turner, the founder and CEO of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA). Chevese contacted me after I posted on so ...

In November 2016, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) published a position statement on sex addiction. The organization wrote that it “does not find ...

In the evolving landscape of mental health diagnostics, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) stands as the cornerstone. While it is far from a perfect tool, its revisions ...

Ozempic was first approved to treat type 2 diabetes in 2017, but it’s garnered most of its recognition in recent years as a weight-loss drug. Now, as more people are taking it and scientists are ...