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AI-generated adult content is already becoming a huge problem for some men — and they're imploring others to avoid it at all costs.

Artificial Intelligence

Gooners Say Their Brains Are Becoming Hopelessly Hijacked by AI Smut

By Noor Al-Sibai

With their lengthening laundry list of health benefits, drugs like Ozempic are showing promise for people who struggle with addiction.

RX and Medicine

Doctors Say Ozempic Is Wildly Effective at Helping Addicts Beat Cravings

By Noor Al-Sibai

Research shows that the brains of those who use drugs are substantially different than those who don't, well before drugs are actually used.

New Study Flips Everything We Know About Addiction Upside Down

Watching a bunch of porn has some major side effects — and no, we're not just talking about stained bedsheets.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Scanned the Brains of Hardcore Gooners and Found Something Ominous

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have found, for the first time, proof of just how bad alcohol impairs cognition — even when sober.

Test Shows Alcohol Causing Long-Term Brain Damage

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a huge new study, researchers have found more evidence than ever that drugs like Ozempic can help with alcohol and opioid addiction.

Health & Medicine

Ozempic Could Be Used to Treat Alcohol and Drug Addiction, Study Finds

By Noor Al-Sibai

The untimely passing of "Friends" star Matthew Perry was a complex tragedy with many players — most of whom were major sketchballs.

Health & Medicine

The People Selling Matthew Perry Ketamine Before It Killed Him Were Sketchy Beyond Absolute Belief

By Noor Al-Sibai

Some people have turned to a drink Feel Free that's often sold in gas stations but has a crippling addictive substance called kratom.

Health & Medicine

A Weird Drink From Gas Stations Is Reportedly Causing Terrible Addictions

By Sharon Adarlo

A shocking case of mistaken identity at a Canadian hospital led a family to mourn their son's untimely death — until he texted his mother.

Health & Medicine

Mom Stunned to Get Text Message From Son After He Died at the Hospital

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's easy to poke fun at the idea of marijuana addiction. But the addiction can be very real – and the stigma isn't doing addicts any favors.

Marijuana Addicts Say Nobody Takes Them Seriously

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Nicotine use by American teens has soared to astonishing new levels since JUUL e-cigarettes exploded in popularity in 2017.

JUUL Got a Million American Kids Hooked on Nicotine, Researchers Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago say research shows binge drinking effects in youth can be reversed with CRISPR gene editing.

Scientist Say They Might Be Able to Reverse Binge Drinking With Gene Editing

By Lonnie Lee Hood

New App Pays Alcoholics $5 Per Day to Not Drink

Health & Medicine

New App Pays Alcoholics $5 Per Day to Not Drink

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Governor Gavin Newsom requested permission from the federal government to use tax money via Medicaid to pay people with addictions to stay sober.

California May Pay People With Addiction to Stay Sober

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers dumped 60 brown trout in a water tank that contained low levels of methamphetamine to see if they would get addicted.

Science & Energy

New Research: There’s Enough Meth in Some Rivers to Get Fish Addicted

By Victor Tangermann

A cache of horrifying emails show that during the height of the opioid crisis, pharmaceutical execs were hard at work mocking rural Americans.

Pharma Execs Mocked Rural Opioid Addiction in Newly-Released Emails

By Jon Christian