Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

Is Gaming Addiction Real? Here's the Most Addictive Game Genres and Who's Most at Risk

Video game addiction is surging globally as 3.4 billion gamers drive concerns over mental health, excessive playtime, and the rise of mobile gaming habits.

Player One

Nick and Aaron Carter’s sister Angel alleges ‘neglect’ by parents who ‘left her alone on tour buses’ in new documentary

‘The Carters: Hurts to Love You’ shares an intimate look at the family plagued by mental illness and addiction

The Independent UK

Angel Carter thinks 'tremendous pressure' was put on brother Aaron Carter during his childhood

Angel Carter claims her late brother Aaron Carter endured a "tremendous amount of pressure" during his childhood which could've ultimately contributed to his death in new Paramount+ docuseries 'The Carters: Hurts to Love You'.

BANG Premier

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

US gambling firms fight protections meant to reduce addiction-related harms, watchdog warns

Firms pushed back against proposed regulations after surge in online gambling since 2018 supreme court ruling on sports betting

The Guardian - US

Nick Heather obituary

Other lives: International expert in alcohol problems and addiction through his research and practice as a clinical psychologist

The Guardian - UK

I can't decide if this surprising solution to smartphone addiction would be life-changing or just frustrating

Would you turn your phone case the other way around?

Creative Bloq

What happens when love tips over into the infatuated state of ‘limerence’?

A neuroscientist decided to study the addiction-like obsession of limerence, while overcoming it himself

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

What is cortisol addiction — and is it ruining your sleep?

We asked the experts if a cortisol addiction is why you can't sleep and what you can do about it.

Tom’s Guide

‘I was a newborn addicted to crystal meth and heroin – no one should have such a tough start to life’

Callum Hesketh spent his first four months in intensive care and had had 24 temporary foster care placements by the age of four

The Independent UK

These 21 Trends Are The Reason Millennials Can’t Buy Houses

If you've ever felt personally attacked by a meme about iced coffee addiction or felt the urge to organize your entire life with label makers, this one's for you.

Bored Panda

Billie Joe Armstrong recalls 'a**hole' Perry Farrell not wanting 'boy band' Green Day to play Lollapalooza 1994

Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell thought Green Day were a manufactured boy band and didn't believe they should be playing Lollapalooza

BANG Premier

Soccer star Ashlyn Harris candidly opens up about struggle with Adderall addiction

The former U.S. women’s national player admitted she was using the stimulant ‘all the time’ in college

The Independent UK

Pregnant, in jail and denied treatment

Little data is collected on pregnant women who are incarcerated. Even less is available for those with addiction

Salon

Paul Sculfor's kids gave him 'purpose' in life

Model Paul Sculfor believes having kids was his "saviour" because they gave him "purpose" in life after spending years battling addiction issues.

BANG Premier

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Salon

The fiery allure of food that hurts

For some spice enthusiasts, eating spicy foods — and challenging their tolerance — is a sort-of addiction

The Guardian - UK

Painkillers without the addiction? The new wave of non-opioid pain relief

Pharma firms are developing drugs that avoid the brain’s opioid receptors to minimise the risks of dependence and overdoses, but not all experts are convinced

BANG Premier

Flavor Flav relapses after four years sober

Rapper/TV star Flavor Flav has admitted he suffered a "brief" relapse after four years of sobriety admitting his battle with addiction is "not easy" and he's now determined to start afresh.

The Independent UK

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Medical Daily

25-Year-Old Left With Painful 'Peeing Jelly' After Using Popular Party Drug

The ketamine addiction severely damaged the woman's bladder, and the 'jelly-like' substance she was passing was her own bladder lining.

Louder

"Quitting alcohol cost me friends, but quitting nicotine was much harder": Bob Mould on addiction, reconnecting with his audience and social media confusion

The former Hüsker Dü/Sugar man with many hats on is getting back to basics on his new album

The Independent UK

‘I was eating 7,000 calories in one sitting – I had to delete the Deliveroo app’

LIFE STORIES: Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo – and spending all his rent money. He’s now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps

The Independent UK

Trump administration sued over decision to rescind billions in health funding

Attorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $12 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs

The Guardian - US

How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks like

InsideEVs

'We're Not Quick Enough': What Nissan Learned From China

Nissan has a product problem. The company can make great cars when it wants to, but an institutional addiction to letting things wither on the vine has created a problem with staying competitive—and the perception of being cutting-edge.

The Guardian - US

Oregon abandoned its radical drug law. Then came the mass arrests

Last year, the state ended a trailblazing law decriminalizing possession. Drug users in some counties are now in and out of jail, without lawyers, struggling to get treatment

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Trump Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

the District of Columbia

62 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.