The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

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…

What a great cameo!

Nicole Kidman's split from Keith Urban has reignited shocking claims of the country star's alleged past drug use, as revelations from ex-collaborator Vernon Rust's tell-all memoir go viral online.

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis

"Everyone who knows my son Julio knows perfectly well that he is not connected to a drug cartel or weapons or anything like that. Has he had addiction problems? Yes, indeed, just like me. But he is fighting it," Chávez Sr. said.

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