A North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force committee wants state lawmakers to pass laws to curb the addictive nature of ...

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on ...

Most teenagers have 24/7 access to a popular drug. They are high off it for hours a day and carry it in their pockets everywhere they go. The drug? Social media. From making calls to getting ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.

Children under the age of 16 have just been booted from social media platforms in a world-first attempt to safeguard them ...

Ivy League psychologist Dr. Nicholas Kardaras has been warning about the dangers of social media addiction for years, and lawmakers are finally taking notice. In March, the House of Representatives ...

The addiction label for Instagram use is often misleading, reducing users' control and increasing self-blame, despite rare ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Internet addiction is a growing issue in a world where everybody has a computer in their pocket, and it's affecting teenagers. Compulsive internet usage has been on the rise in recent ...

Earlier this year, researchers at UNC’s Winston Center for Technology and Developing Minds established a new initiative to investigate how technology is “rewiring” the brains of developing youth ...

“Hi, my name is John, and I am an alcoholic.” This stereotypical start to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is so commonplace in media and pop culture that it has become a cliché catch phrase for ...