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2012-02-06
Globe and MailStudy: Facebook a more powerful addiction than alcohol, cigarettesNewsChannel 9 WSYRA new study shows that the pull of checking one's Facebook page can be more powerful than addiction to alcohol or cigarettes. Social scientists call it FAD – Facebook Addiction Disorder. They say upwards of 350 million people suffer from the condition.Twitter as addictive as cigarettes, study saysGlobe and MailStudy: Facebook, Twitter as addictive as alcohol, cigarettesWFMZ AllentownTwitter Is More Addictive Than Cigarettes Or AlcoholPSFKThe Chosun Ilbo -Gawker -AllFacebookall 96 news articles »
2012-02-06
Varsity OnlineYour Brain May Be "Wired" For Addiction (But You Don't Have To Surrender)ForbesAddiction is one of the most common mental health problems there is: Drug use alone affects tens of millions of Americans, and that's only the illegal ones. Even more people deal with addictions to other things – alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, food, ...Inherited Vulnerability to Drug Addiction DiscoveredVoice of AmericaAddiction could be hereditary: studyNew Zealand HeraldStudy: drug addict's brains wired for addiction, linked to family tiesThe State ColumnTimes of India -Bloomberg -Varsity Onlineall 123 news articles »
2012-02-06
GigaOmYet another study confirms your tech addictionmsnbc.comBy Helen AS Popkin Scientists, online dating sites, your constantly irritated significant other and Wilhelm Hofmann at University of Chicago's Booth Business School could all save a lot of time over whether we are "addicted" to social media and/or our ...We are all living inside the notification hellGigaOmall 2 news articles »
2012-02-06
ThirdAgeDemi Moore reportedly in rehab at luxe Cirque Lodge in SundanceLos Angeles TimesDemi Moore reportedly has been getting help for addiction and an eating disorder at a luxe Utah rehab since shortly after her hospitalization last month. After being hospitalized Jan. 23, she grabbed some things and headed to get help at the Cirque ...Doc: Feelings of self-doubt most likely to blame for Demi Moore's hospitalizationFox NewsDemi Moore Enters Addiction Treatment CenterThirdAgeDemi Moore on 'total lockdown' in rehabNew Zealand HeraldReuters -The Daily Blabber from iVillage -ABC News (blog)all 395 news articles »
2012-02-06
Chooper's Guide is Preferred Vendor for Addiction Treatment ResourcesEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)(EON: Enhanced Online News)--NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and Chooper's Guide, the Internet's most comprehensive substance abuse resource directory, announced today that Chooper's Guide has been selected as a Preferred Vendor ...and more »
2012-02-06
Mental health and addiction services merge under new programCape Breton PostSYDNEY — Young people with mental health or addiction issues will now have access to an integrated service under the Cape Breton District Health Authority. Starting today, treatment for mental health or addiction will be delivered under a joint ...OH health funds to boost Dayton groupsWDTNall 2 news articles »
2012-02-06
Sydney Morning HeraldThe naked truthSydney Morning HeraldThe new film Shame , starring Michael Fassbender, tackles the issue of sex addiction. Sex addiction fuels movies and headlines, but despite this, writes Rachel Hills, it remains poorly understood. If 2011 was the year of the Hollywood hook-up, ...and more »
2012-02-06
Breakthrough Vaccine Could End Heroin AddictionFox NewsOfficials are Mexico say they have found a cure for heroin addiction: a vaccine. According to the Latin American Herald Tribune, Mexican Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski said that laboratory experiments of a heroin addiction vaccine have already ...A vaccine to beat heroin addictionIndia.Com Healthall 3 news articles »
2012-02-06
knox.VillageSoup.comAttorney general sees prescription drug abuse, addiction as epidemic in MaineBangor Daily NewsBy Tom Walsh, BDN Staff LUBEC, Maine — Prescription drug abuse and addiction is epidemic, not only in Washington County, but throughout Maine and the country, Maine Attorney General William Schneider said Monday. “Twenty years ago, I was a drug ...Senator Wolf Votes Yes, Senate Passes Legislation to Combat Prescription Drug ...Patch.comState eyes tough reporting system for dispensing of prescription drugsBuffalo NewsBeacon Hill Roll CallWicked Localall 12 news articles »
2012-02-06
Kapitall BlogSocial Media Sites Top Addiction ChartsAnnenberg TV NewsA team from the University of Chicago's business school has suggested everyone's suspicion--social networking is addictive. So addictive that constantly using sites like Facebook and Twitter may be a harder vice to kick than smoking and drinking.People Want To Tweet And Check Their Facebook Almost As Much As They Want To ...The Friskyall 34 news articles »
2012-02-06
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and Chooper’s Guide, the Internet’s most comprehensive substance abuse resource directory, announced today that Chooper’s Guide has been selected as a Preferred Vendor for providing addiction treatment resources.
2012-02-06
Addiction is one of the most common mental health problems there is: Drug use alone affects tens of millions of Americans, and that's only the illegal ones. Even more people deal with addictions to other things – alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, food, and various behaviors. People who are familiar with addiction, and certainly the researchers who study it, may wonder whether their brains are ...
2012-02-06
Jackie Morrison Hooked on a feeling aka nicotine craving The tobacco industry has been blowing smoke of a different kind and it’s not called Marlboro or Dunhill. For years, industry executives practically swore on the cross that cigarettes were not addictive. Try telling that to the pack a day smoker who has spent thousands of dollars on every stop smoking program available but still is hooked ...
2012-02-03
( SAGE Publications ) A new editorial released this week offers clarity and structure on confusing drug and alcohol addiction terminology for prescribers, users and regulators.
2012-02-03
Researchers have found that like other inherited traits – addiction could be a legacy from parents. A child of drug-addicted parents is eight times more likely to become an addict than a child growing up in a drug-free home. However in families whose very brains seem primed for addiction, some children still go on to lead productive lives free of drugs, according to new research.
2012-02-03
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Addiction is in part a "disorder of the brain," say scientists.
2012-02-06
Two years ago, 28 percent of patients admitted to the Dawn Farm rehabilitation center in Ann Arbor had opiate addictions. Last year, that number rose to 55 percent, said Jim Balmer, president of the organization.
2012-02-03
The duchess, who accepted her honorary patronages in January, started her duties by visiting a drug and alcohol rehab center
2012-02-06
Demi Moore reportedly staying at addiction treatment center in Utah
2012-02-02
A review of "Addiction Incorporated," a documentary that features a whistle-blowing research scientist, Victor DeNoble, who played a key role in the fight to regulate tobacco.
2012-02-06
RT @Nataliex3Cruz: Everybody has an addiction, mine happens to be youuuu.
2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
RT @msemmarosethorn: If I was on "My Strange Addiction" it'd be about my addiction to glee. That is all.
2012-02-06
My tweeting addiction is beginning to get out of control
2012-02-06
@MsAngelicaJade Yeah, I told myself I was just going to pick up like 5-6 books/month. Now I'm up to 14 titles/month. Damn addiction!
2012-02-06
@INNK_ADDICTION just plugged it in! Lol
2012-02-06
@Kays_Addiction some people are fucked up.
2012-02-06
RT @Sam_swanflu: Uh oh.. I found a new addiction.. #TheVoice!! Goodbye monday night productivity, hello @blakeshelton and @adamlevine :D
2012-02-06
RT @daniellebiele: I have an unhealthy addiction with How I Met Your Mother.. and I'm proud!
2012-02-06
@CPorky15 @TheKidFrazier trust me, i go there every day. it is literally an addiction, DO YOU WANT TO BE ADDICTED CONNOR??
2012-02-06
@Dannee_DontCare @SharBk I don't know…she doesn't want to enable his addiction either…everyone can tell that she's disgusted w/ Ivan
2012-02-06
I'm gonna grow up to be Vincent Chase, only without the coke addiction and disasterous relationship with a porn star.
2012-02-06
RT @sexy_KayceMukhe: I have a addiction to chapstick. I refuse to have anything other than soft lips.
2012-02-06
RT @Rainbow_Stew: Kyle is such an enabler. She STILL won't honestly address Kim's addiction. #gethelp And, yes, Brandi did bring it to the surface! #rhobh
2012-02-06
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