addiction
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Kids aren’t the only ones with a smartphone addiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“You can get that dopamine hit so much quicker and so much more often,” said Fields, who specializes in addiction psychology and biology.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Then, America’s postcrisis gambling addiction will be revealed for what it is.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
It was easier to say in the darkness, knowing as I spoke how my voice would betray me, my hopeless addiction to him.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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