Addiction News

Quick: How many devices do you have on-hand at this very moment? How often have you checked your social media accounts in the last hour? When was the last time you played a video game? According to a January study published in PLoS ONE , a journal of the Public Library of Science, people addicted to the Internet may experience chemical changes in ... (more)

Maryland law makes sure that slot machines give a little back each year to combat gambling addiction by charging operators a fee for each machine, but some of those funds have been diverted to other programs.

A gambling addict has been ordered to completed 100 hours of unpaid work after admitting stealing 800 from the Norwich pub he had been working in.

The Maine Office of Substance Abuse has chosen Oxford Hills to start a pilot program that aims to spread awareness about the risks of problem gambling and gambling addiction.

GURGAON: Gurgaon, with 20.9% household internet penetration, scored better than IT hubs like Bangalore and Hyderabad in Census 2011.

Placing a bet is risky business and for some, the temptation is too much and they go too far.

If you're anything like the editors at iVillage , you've found a new Internet addiction: Pinterest.

A Long Island business man is suing billionaire investor Ken Fisher for aiding a former executive at his firm, Mark Swanson, in fraud , the New York Post's Page Six is reporting.

Thousands have visited the Horseshoe Casino since it opened a week ago, but now, some gamblers are starting to ban themselves from going there.

New research from Sydney University has suggested that gambling may not be an addiction after all.

No doubt plenty of business has been generated by the recent opening of Horseshoe Casino Cleveland.

As casinos and video lottery terminals at race tracks are set to open in Ohio, four state agencies have joined together to form an initiative to combat problem gambling.

Peking University has responded to a furor over its attempts to compile a list of students addicted to the Internet, saying it was simply looking for candidates for a research project.

The deepening recession has led to a worrying increase in the number of young men seeking treatment for gambling addiction, a Leader investigation has found.

It's known as 'The Gambler's Fallacy'...the idea that a losing streak is bound to turn around.

Some 2 to 5 percent of Americans struggle with shopping addiction , a dark illness that can destroy families as it wreaks havoc on bank accounts.

The addiction series continues on KOLO 8 News Now. Experts say "shopoholism" affects many people and can destroy relationships, drain your savings and get you in trouble with the law.

Anti-pokies senator Nick Xenophon will argue the case for treating gambling addiction as a health issue at a public seminar in Wollongong this week.

Gambling machines are extremely popular in Australia, and there are concerns about the level of gambling addiction.

State agencies are preparing for Ohio's casino era by establishing a program to combat gambling addiction.