Two Milpitas smoke shops have been cited for allegedly selling illegal products, including the highly-addictive substance ...

The bulk discounts, the free samples, the feral auntie energy. One writer explains why Costco feels like home to Asian ...

People are having heated debates over the use of Apple AirPods and earbuds in public spaces like grocery stores. Is it closed-off, antisocial behavior, or a regulation strategy for introverts?

Between the 1980s and the 2000s, tobacco giants such as Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds directly controlled global food brands like Kraft and Nabisco. That overlap was not only corporate but also ...

A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for ...

What counts as an addiction — should compulsive shopping or gaming qualify? Researchers are currently debating whether to classify problematic behaviors as addictions in the next edition of psychiatry ...

Dr. Keith Humphreys is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and a leading expert on treating addictions, drug laws and policy. We discuss all the major ...

Meta executives testified in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this month that while use of the company’s platforms could become problematic, it couldn’t be considered addiction. But inside the company, ...

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have had a major impact in their short time on the market—currently, one in eight Americans say that they have been on GLP-1 drugs. As tens of millions of people take ...

New research following US adolescents aged 11–12 shows that problematic use of mobile phones, social media, and video games was associated with higher risks of mental health problems, sleep ...

New research following US adolescents ages 11–12 shows that problematic use of mobile phones, social media, and video games was associated with higher risks of mental health problems, sleep ...