Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

The issue of whether social media is addictive is at the center of thousands of lawsuits brought against the companies Meta, ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

The jury in a landmark social media addiction trial on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior in young users. Scott Stein, editor at ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

A jury found Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users.

A landmark trial over “addictive” social media design is forcing a legal reckoning over whether tech addiction is real and harmful—even as clients at reSTART describe it as a force that has derailed ...

A lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel accuses the sportsbooks of using addictive technology and features to keep customers betting.