Tag: addiction
How a friend’s overdose drove a leading addiction scientist to look for answers
From By Dan Gorenstein , Ryan Levi When 2024’s provisional overdose data came out earlier this year showing a 27% drop in deaths from 2023 rates, Nabarun Dasgupta felt immense relief. This story comes from Tradeoffs. Experts say several factors have likely contributed to the steep decline in drug fatalities between 2024 and 2023, including…
Addiction Risk Shows up in Children’s Brain Scans before Drug Use Starts
Massive Study Flips Our Story of Addiction and the Brain Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip By Maia Szalavitz edited by Allison Parshall For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the…
Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows
By Rhitu Chatterjee If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The study, published in JAMA on…
Ashlyn Harris Gets Candid on Her Addiction, Snorting Adderall
Retired soccer star Ashlyn Harris shared how she overcame her misuse of Adderall in college and why she doesn’t want the trauma of that experience to impact her and ex-wife Ali Krieger’s kids. Ashlyn Harris is making a huge play at honesty. The retired soccer star recently opened up about her difficult past, detailing her…
As sports betting has soared, more people search online for help with gambling addiction
By Katia Riddle More and more people are looking for help managing gambling addiction. That’s a finding from a new study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday. The study looks at the impact of a Supreme Court decision in 2018 that loosened restrictions around online sports betting. Before 2018’s Murphy v National Collegiate Athletic…
How Scott Disick Is Talking to Son Mason About His Alcohol Addiction
Scott Disick detailed the candid conversations he’s had with his and Kourtney Kardashian’s 15-year-old son Mason Disick about his past struggles with alcohol. Scott Disick is keeping it real with his kids. The Flip it Like Disick star, who shares children Mason, 15, Penelope, 12, and Reign, 10, with ex Kourtney Kardashian, revealed he doesn’t…
How Allison Holker Discovered Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ Drug Addiction
Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ widow Allison Holker recently opened up about discovering the depth of his drug addiction shortly before he was going to be laid to rest following his death in Dec. 2022. Allison Holker better understood her husband after his death. The 36-year-old recently opened up about how looking into her husband Stephen “tWitch”…