addiction

Instead they associate addiction only with people whose lives have visibly fallen apart.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

While cases about social media harms revolve around the intersection of technology and addiction, the case against Meta focuses on its business practices, similar to when US regulators sued tobacco companies, Joralemon said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mr. Bockino nods at the risks of addiction and corruption, but he all but ignores the threat to the experience of fandom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Fox Business blamed the commotion on young people and their supposed addiction to “little treats.”

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Its committees have grappled with the question of technology addiction but haven’t made it an official diagnosis.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Ask the average person what homelessness looks like in America, and the answer invariably involves urban encampments—people with severe mental disabilities or serious addictions living in tents and squalor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Many people who developed shopping addictions have lost tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds, all while living with debilitating conditions.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Newer ones such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, broadly known as GLP-1s, have exploded in popularity for weight loss and have shown promise for treating other conditions, such as addictions and neurodegenerative and liver diseases.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

For people with compulsive disorders, addictions, or anxiety, these learned associations can become overly powerful.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 26, 2025

They would file around the table, presenting their deficiencies, telling of their addictions, their cheating hearts.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides