Addictive Behavior

Since the first death in the United States on Feb. 29, 2020, a total of 1,076,549 Americans have died as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Having one or more off-premises alcohol outlets in a census tract was linked with a 13.5% increase in substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in a single year, researchers reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Although the prevalence of e-cigarette use peaked in 2019, the age of initiation of nicotine continues to decrease, and the intensity of use rises annually, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Excessive behaviors related to internet, gaming and sex that may be linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder lack a clear treatment approach and thus warrant consideration of various factors, according to a presenter at Psych Congress.