Snap settled before jury selection in a landmark social media addiction case, while Meta, ByteDance, and YouTube still face ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

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Artificial intelligence systems can spiral into gambling-style addiction when given the freedom to make bigger bets — mirroring the same irrational behaviors seen in humans, according to a new study.

In part two of our series on addiction treatment communities, WBUR’s Deborah Becker looks back on some of the controversies around the San Patrignano community in Italy, used as a model by many.

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Paolo Severi’s mind keeps replaying what happened three decades ago when he entered addiction treatment at San Patrignano in Italy. The 47-year-old program is one of Europe’s best-known rehab centers.