Addiction | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/addiction/RSS feed for AddictionenFri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000Can You Really ‘Rot’ Your Brain by Scrolling Too Much on Your Smartphone?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-smartphone-overuse-really-rot-your-brain-180987329/While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mindFri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-smartphone-overuse-really-rot-your-brain-180987329/Can a Brain Implant Treat Addiction?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-a-brain-implant-treat-addiction-180983689/Some experts tout deep brain stimulation as a lifeline for people struggling with opioid use. Others question the hypeWed, 31 Jan 2024 15:07:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-a-brain-implant-treat-addiction-180983689/Lifesaving Fentanyl Test Strips Are Being Legalized in More Stateshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lifesaving-fentanyl-test-strips-are-being-legalized-in-more-states-180982352/The paper strips, which can help prevent drug overdoses and death, remain illegal in several states under drug paraphernalia laws from the 1970sFri, 09 Jun 2023 20:18:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lifesaving-fentanyl-test-strips-are-being-legalized-in-more-states-180982352/Opioid Overdose Treatment Might Soon Be Available Over the Counterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/opioid-overdose-treatment-might-soon-be-available-over-the-counter-180981652/An FDA panel recommended the lifesaving nasal spray be distributed without a prescriptionFri, 17 Feb 2023 19:09:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/opioid-overdose-treatment-might-soon-be-available-over-the-counter-180981652/This Dissolvable Implant Could Revolutionize Pain Managementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-dissolvable-implant-could-be-revolutionize-pain-management-180980352/After some success on rats, researchers are hopeful this device could provide humans a more targeted and less addictive alternative to opioidsThu, 30 Jun 2022 18:02:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-dissolvable-implant-could-be-revolutionize-pain-management-180980352/The True History Behind Showtime's 'The First Lady'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-history-behind-showtimes-the-first-lady-180979914/The new series dramatizes the White House years of Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle ObamaFri, 15 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-history-behind-showtimes-the-first-lady-180979914/Judy Garland's Long-Lost 'Wizard of Oz' Dress Rediscovered After Decades https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wizard-oz-judy-garland-dress-costume-hollywood-discovery-180978138/A lecturer at Catholic University discovered the rare costume wrapped in a trash bag in a drama department officeMon, 12 Jul 2021 13:58:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wizard-oz-judy-garland-dress-costume-hollywood-discovery-180978138/Meth Pollution in Waterways Turns Trout Into Addictshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meth-pollution-waterways-turning-trout-addicts-180978133/Like humans, fish can get addicted to methamphetamines and go through withdrawalFri, 09 Jul 2021 14:10:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meth-pollution-waterways-turning-trout-addicts-180978133/Scientists Use AI to Decode the Ultrasonic Language of Rodentshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-ai-to-decode-ultrasonic-rodent-language-180971286/The DeepSqueak software translates the high-pitched communication into sonograms, which can be analyzed to determine what mice and rats are sayingWed, 16 Jan 2019 20:08:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-ai-to-decode-ultrasonic-rodent-language-180971286/'Dry January' Has Benefits All Year Longhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dry-january-has-benefits-all-year-long-180971163/Research suggests the alcohol-free challenge reduces consumption for months afterwardThu, 03 Jan 2019 20:12:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dry-january-has-benefits-all-year-long-180971163/