Addiction

After 20 years apart, Pierce Brosnan reconciles with his son Christopher in an emotional reunion, ending decades of pain caused by addiction and estrangement.

Jon Lindley C. Agustin Nov 10, 2025

Dr. Raheja has expanded psychiatric care through telepsychiatry, bringing services to rural Wisconsin at Thedacare Regional Medical Center.

Mike Malone Feb 06, 2025

Alex neglected his family, started stealing from them, and was about to sell his home without informing his wife to trade cryptocurrencies and bet his holdings at online casinos.

Niloy Chakrabarti Jan 07, 2025

The claims about a kidnapping have been made in a court declaration submitted by Marie King.

Sadhna Yadav Sep 28, 2023

A group of researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology are testing a new method of delivering therapy to people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and aggressive behaviour.

Taylor J. Mustafa Jun 14, 2023

Eradicating drug use completely is impossible, but the UK government can do much to minimise the amount that reaches the streets. Businesses are suffering and families are being torn apart.

Daniel Elliot Mar 29, 2023

Dopamine detoxing has been growing in popularity since 2019, receiving lots of positive feedback and just as many negative responses.

Akshay Raja Feb 16, 2023

Watching extreme pornography can affect a person's ability to perform in the bedroom.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 28, 2022

Free athletic activities and a supportive sober community help more than 36,000 individuals across the US battle addiction amid the pandemic.

Snow Digon Oct 05, 2020

The website will provide addicts access to recovery services, support and other resources.

Rishabh Jain Sep 12, 2019

Christian Crush offers all couples the chance to watch seminars on tackling porn addiction in relationships.

Ruchira Sharma Feb 20, 2018

A study by British scientists shows that around 69% of people who ever tried cigarettes go on to smoking daily for some time.

Claire Toureille Jan 10, 2018

While the risks of alcohol consumption are well-known, the exact mechanism by which the substance causes cancer has not been clear.

Ketan Patel Jan 04, 2018

Former Google design ethicist Tristan Harris sounds alarm over threats to democracy, children's mental health and our evolutionary future.

Jason Murdock Nov 30, 2017

We are on the brink of losing our family home.

Adam Bradford Sep 04, 2017

Survival rates are falling among people admitted to intensive care.

Martha Henriques Aug 11, 2017

The dead men were the only members of staff responsible for six recovering addicts.

IBT UK Contributor May 25, 2017

Baclofen is a promising but controversial treatment for people with a dependence to alcohol.

Léa Surugue May 11, 2017

Superstar's former lover says singer kept extent of his drug use secret.

Priya Joshi May 10, 2017

Compounds in the areca nut could be synthesised to create new treatments for nicotine addiction.

Léa Surugue Apr 05, 2017

People with this impulsive aggression disorder often end up developing a substance use disorder.

Léa Surugue Feb 28, 2017

When played their 'favourite song', participants said it no longer elicited the same feeling.

Hannah Osborne Feb 08, 2017

The feeling that you're getting a text message when you're not could be a sign of addiction.

Owen Hughes Jan 26, 2017

Sunday Times critic Gill also reveals he is to marry long-term partner Nicola Formby.

Mark Piggott Nov 20, 2016

America's exorcist priests struggle to keep up with the demand to free people from demonic possession.

Fiona Keating Sep 26, 2016

Some people think that if you get drunk and make a fool of yourself in public then you deserve it.

Jonathan Coad Jul 12, 2016

Findings suggest that smoking marijuana could lead to addiction in the long term.

Léa Surugue Jul 06, 2016

Scientists have come up with a new way to look at of anorexia, linking it to the 'pleasure' of becoming thin.

Léa Surugue Jun 08, 2016

People deemed workaholics appear more vulnerable to psychiatric and behavioural disorders.

Léa Surugue May 26, 2016

An experiment shows smell could be a pathway to erratic alcoholic behaviours.

Léa Surugue Mar 18, 2016