The answer lies in our brains. Have you ever felt the twinge of anxiety when you are forced to be away from your phone? That’s not imaginary; it’s what bona fide addiction feels like.

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In the addiction-like situation, he says, you’re chasing a high from dopamine and serotonin, which are “the chemicals that you keep needing more of to feel just as good,” such as by wanting ...

Experts reveal the steps for a digital detox to break your social media spell. Despite the restoration of TikTok, serial scrollers — some of whom might be addicted to social apps — might still ...

Addicted to your cell phone? Concerns about radiation is a far less serious issue than the psychological and social damage incurred from such an intrusive and therefore potentially unhealthy ...

Ms Goldin founded Prescription Addiction Intervention Now (P.A.I.N.) in 2017 in an attempt to hold the Sackler family to account for their part in Purdue Pharma and the opioid crisis.

Researchers have, over the years, come up with ways of measuring what’s been referred to as smartphone addiction—including the 2013 Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS), in part based on the ...

Earlier this year, it was becoming apparent that I could be suffering from a phone addiction. I was checking my mobile phone incessantly even when I didn’t need too. The scary part was, I felt ...

According to Meer, the “brutally effective hack” helps you to reclaim an average of 50 minutes a day and is proven to reduce phone usage, even more than the app limits and downtime features on ...