“High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders” is a three-part series that explores the public health movement to address gambling in Massachusetts and the United States, as well as what can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction isn’t always chaos. More often, it’s repetition, concealment, and a slow erosion of choice that feels almost invisible ...

It never sat right with Pam Lanhart that her teenage son was labeled an addict. “Even in treatment at 15 years old, they were using that term,” Lanhart recalled. “It felt problematic because you’re ...

When thinking about prescription drug addiction, one might understandably and automatically picture a young adult. Those 18 to 25 years of age “are the biggest abusers of prescription … opioid pain ...

It’s hard to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights of ...

Internet searches seeking help for gambling addiction have "increased substantially" as the number of states with legalized sports betting has expanded in recent years, prompting a need for more ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

Are you addicted to junk food filled with sugar? Is that even possible? Is addiction driving the obesity epidemic? Addiction to food is a very controversial issue. There are many strong opinions in ...

It isn't easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that's what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights ...