People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

A former Denton chiropractor received a 20-year prison sentence in a plea hearing Friday for multiple sexual assault cases. Hector Reyes III, 40, pleaded guilty to 12 cases of sexual assault, ...

When Mary* and her husband, Peter*, first noticed that their teenage daughter Saoirse* was drinking alcohol and using cannabis, they never imagined the “pain and anguish” it would cause over the next ...

Families in the Philadelphia region who are impacted by substance abuse and addiction are finding strength by sharing their stories with each other. Stephanie Stahl reports more on how these ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

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Former reality TV star Suzi Taylor has shared a major personal update celebrating a health milestone, after years of being in and out of the courts on various petty offences. Ms Taylor, whose real ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own struggles with ...

A mum says she beat her phone addiction by replacing her iPhone with a basic Nokia 3310. Janine Kay, 55, from Timperley, Cheshire, UK used to spend hours scrolling on apps before deciding the phone ...

Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and ...

More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning. Children are, on ...

President Donald Trump is taking troop deployments into unprecedented territory. It’s the second anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel. Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to field tough questions in ...