At the time, Lauren didn’t know what was wrong. Now, she says she sees it clear as day: She had a burgeoning internet and ...

The Chinese government once declared internet addiction the country’s biggest threat — and built a network of brutal “treatment camps” to cure it. Teens were kidnapped from their homes, locked behind ...

Pope Leo on Friday warned about the dire consequences of addictions related to internet use, especially for youth.

The internet and social media have combined to create a web of “experts” on a wide range of topics, including epidemiology, climate change, foreign affairs and vaccines.

A few months ago, author and YouTuber John Green published a video entitled “Am I Cigarettes?” In the video, he analogizes using the internet to smoking — and content creators to the addictive ...

If you've spent any amount of time wandering through the stranger corners of the Internet, be it Reddit, 4Chan, or conspiracy-themed YouTube channels, you may have bumped into a phrase that sounds ...

The connection between mental health and substance misuse is frequently misunderstood and underreported. In March 2025, Us ...

An addiction treatment chain that operates primarily in western and midwestern states plans to open a treatment center at the Ephrata Borough property formerly owned by the defunct Retreat Behavioral ...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned the free internet may soon cease to exist He criticised governments for limiting privacy with digital IDs and message scanning Durov highlighted harsh measures in ...

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A bill that would have given people with drug and alcohol addictions the legal right to treatment has been rejected by the Scottish Parliament. Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who ...

In 1970, the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican civil rights group, seized a hospital in the Bronx — twice. By Joumana Khatib This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. On Nov.