WASHINGTON (7News) — The World Health Organization recognizes gaming disorder, when video games take priority over other essentials like sleep, food, socializing, and studies. Dr. Edward Spector, a ...

The American Pediatric Association recommends teens not play video games for more than two hours per day, but who is keeping track? While substance abuse might be a bit easier to spot than addiction ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Harm reduction is having its moment in America. The doors of drug-related harm reduction have swung wide open after years of federal funding bans. Extensive opioid settlement payouts combined with an ...

More people in the U.S. are overdosing from cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants and there's no approved medication to help them get off the drugs. Amid public health warnings about ...