An international team of scientists has succeeded in blocking morphine and heroin addiction, while at the same time increasing pain relief.

Well, Facebook addiction must exist: Norwegian researchers have created a psychological scale to measure it.

Dr. Cecilie Schou Andreassen of the University of Bergen has a theory about why some people develop chronic Facebook dependency.

Online gamblers are more likely to show addictive behaviors such as drinking and smoking cannabis than offline players, new research shows.

Researchers are calling for drugs warnings on gaming sites, following the discovery that 'internet addicts' appear to be more likely to take illegal drugs.

Do you believe in the gateway theory when it comes to drug use? Well, a group of scientists at Columbia University claims to have proven the theory.

Scientists have known for a long time that people who have a close relative who is an alcoholic have a much better chance of abusing the sauce.

Could too much Facebook, Twitter, TV, and texting be bad for your health? As the amount of outside stimuli from technology increases, scientists are concerned our brains could be at risk.

A new study by an international research team has found more evidence that it really is possible to become addicted to video games.

Coming off email, Facebook and Twitter is like giving up drugs, a study has found.

A British woman has been given a suspended sentence and banned from using a computer after failing to cook for her children for six months and allowing her dogs to starve to death. The 33-year-old widow has been playing Small World, in which dwarves and giants battle to dominate a too-small area - for up to 22 hours a day, reports the Daily Telegraph.