The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, while his well-documented addiction past resurfaces in reports of how Kidman once helped him—but ultimately walked away.

Day trading can seem thrilling—fast decisions, quick profits, and the potential to outsmart the market from your laptop. But beneath that adrenaline rush, a darker pattern often develops: the rise of a financial addiction that mirrors gambling more than investing. Many traders convince themselves they’re just being ambitious, but over…

Let’s be honest—adulthood is basically just childhood trauma with a 9-to-5 schedule and a coffee addiction. We grow up thinking we’ve outsmarted our past, only to realize that those innocent moments—the ones we brushed off as “no big deal”—have shaped how we trust (or don’t trust) people today. You know…

Think of marijuana as a weekend indulgence? That stereotype is fading fast. In recent years, daily or near-daily weed use has grown so sharply that it’s now more common than daily alcohol consumption in the U.S. What’s driving this shift is a mix of legal changes, social acceptance, and evolving…

Specific genes appear to influence whether people try cannabis and their susceptibility to cannabis addiction.

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Despite saying life is good, the former footballer admits he still faces emotional lows and the constant pull of addiction

It began as a distraction when I was battling addiction. Now the more birds I recognise, the more I feel part of the natural world

Addiction can take hold with devastating speed, as one 25-year-old caller to "The Ramsey Show" found.