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We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

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Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin ...

I was a mere first-year graduate student when I sat next to an older woman on a shuttle heading into the DC Convention center for my first day at the 2004 American Public Health Association Annual ...

Cocaine addiction may persist because the drug rewires brain circuits through a protein called DeltaFosB. This buildup ...

An app designed to help people quit porn reportedly exposed personal details and porn-watching activity from hundreds of thousands of users.

For people recovering from substance use disorders, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult-but most crucial-steps toward long-term health. New research from Flinders University reveals ...

When we watch the determination of Olympic hockey players battling for gold, or see a freestyle skier land a near-impossible trick under pressure, it’s hard not to feel inspired. The ...