A new study reveals that older Americans are now more likely to be addicted to ultra-processed foods than to alcohol or tobacco. The resear...

"Under this policy, drug addicts or people with substance use disorders caught with small amounts of drugs will be sent to de-addiction cen...

Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt inaugurated the de-addiction centre near Mulshi in Maharashtra.

Experts fear that mobile addiction is only likely to get worse.

The unstoppable rise of the internet has given rise to fears that people are becoming unable to cope without regularly going online.

Such bans would only push people towards cheap magazines, books, adult movies, and lead to increase in alcoholism and even drug addiction.

Energy drinks may give you a high, but too many can do more harm than good, doctors say, as addiction risk and misleading labels have led t...

Dr Edward Ratush claimed in his lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court last week, that the 50-year-old rock songstress owes him USD 48,2...

The tribe of such compulsive online prodigals is slowly growing, say counsellors and psychiatrists.

Doctors noted that a man had an almost "involuntary movement of the right hand up to his temple, tapping it with the forefinger", even when...

There is no such thing as a “good habit”. All habits are bad. To develop no habit may be good — but that would also be a habit. Here’s why.

With growth of smart phones, tablets and a range of gadgets, people are now waking up to the side effects of always-on 24x7 connected world.

Psychiatrists say intensive awareness campaigns, free counselling and medication must be provided to help addicts deal with withdrawal symp...

Recent research shows that one can even experience a high, from excessive use of the internet.

Blackberry has progressed from being a smart tool to help connect people across work spaces and time zones to a comforting. Desktops on las...

A rising number of Net freaks between the ages of 13 and 35 is walking into psychiatric clinics and rehab centres across the country.

With Rahul Mahajan’s alleged misadventure with drugs and drink, the media spotlight is on issues such as substance abuse and the nature of ...