addiction

Mr. Bockino nods at the risks of addiction and corruption, but he all but ignores the threat to the experience of fandom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Fox Business blamed the commotion on young people and their supposed addiction to “little treats.”

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Understanding this link between craving and consuming is central to understanding addiction.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

In a landmark trial that concluded in March, Meta and YouTube were convicted by a Los Angeles jury, which found both companies were responsible for a teenager's social media addiction.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

I was struck over and over by similarities between their times and ours, including: countrywide divisions, political name-calling, competing media outlets, new technologies, conspiracy theories, an addiction crisis, a pandemic, and the emphasis on fame.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Many people who developed shopping addictions have lost tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds, all while living with debilitating conditions.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

For people with compulsive disorders, addictions, or anxiety, these learned associations can become overly powerful.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025

L’Belle-Tividad believes everyone has innate intuitive ability, but that the realities of contemporary life — a 9-to-5 job, screen addictions, long commutes — have dulled our senses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

Journavx, the first of a new class of non-opioid pain medications that the agency has approved in two decades, could reduce opioid addictions and chronic pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

We heard warnings about black clothes and white makeup, Goth music, computer addictions.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz