Deviant behavior refers to actions that violate social norms and, at times, laws. These behaviors can range from minor infractions like gossiping to serious crimes such as theft and violence.

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

During the Albatros International Congress of Addiction 2026 held in Paris on June 9-11, speakers highlighted the need for clearer diagnostic criteria, stronger evidence to guide treatment, and ...

Today’s post is the first of a three-part series looking at some of the stranger addictions that have been written about in the academic literature (or by academics who have tried to argue that these ...

Alsan is the director of the Health Inequality Lab and the Annie and Ned Lamont professor of international studies in the Department of Economics at Stanford University. Parekh is the chief health ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots are designed to instantly grant a user’s every conversational wish, but this limitless capability is driving a new form of technological dependence. A recent analysis ...

A new study suggests that the amount of time adolescents spend playing video games does not inherently predict cognitive harm ...