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This review examines the growing problem of excessive screen use and behavioral addiction, noting increased prevalence since the COVID-19 pandemic and difficulty for individuals to disengage from social media and gaming. Evidence-based treatment employs a biopsychosocial approach including therapy, medication, mindfulness, and support groups, with future research needed to strengthen diagnostic criteria and treatment outcomes.
Social media platforms employ design features intentionally engineered to create compulsive use patterns and behavioral addiction. The article explores potential modifications to these platforms that could reduce addictive mechanisms while maintaining functionality.
A new study reveals a bidirectional risk relationship between traumatic brain injury and neurological diseases, where each condition can accelerate the progression of the other. This research highlights the complex interactions between TBI and various neurological conditions in disease acceleration.
Cocaine addiction involves lasting biological changes rather than willpower failure, with repeated use rewiring communication between the brain's reward system and hippocampus. The protein DeltaFosB accumulates with drug use and acts as a genetic switch, altering neuronal function and strengthening the drive to seek cocaine.
The article challenges the stereotype of alcoholism as solitary drinking, highlighting how social drinking contexts can contribute to the development of alcohol use disorder. It emphasizes the underappreciated social origins of serious alcohol problems.
