Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. A new study has possibly captured ...

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - China has banned electro-shock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, citing uncertainty in the safety and effectiveness of the practice after criticism in the local ...

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 ...

FALL CITY, Wash. - China, South Korea and Japan have several already. Now, the first in-patient treatment center for Internet addiction is launching in the Northwest, about three hours north of ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in PLOS Mental ...

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Gambling addiction treatment provider Birches Health announced Thursday it received $20 million in combined Series A and Seed funding. The investments will help Birches Health treat addictions for ...

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 ...