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Taxing Tweets: When Technology Dependence Takes Over

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:28:10 +0000

Addiction specialists are seeing a new spike in patients with an over-dependence on technology.

Are Older Adults the New Face of Addiction?

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:03:19 +0000

One generally associates the onset of drug and alcohol addiction with the recklessness of youth.

However, two new studies are challenging those assumptions, with findings suggesting that older folks are also quite susceptible to addiction’s trap.

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Can You Get Addicted to Ice Cream?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:24:48 +0000

Cravings for ice cream may not be all in your head.

A new study finds the sweet stuff can be every bit as addicting as cocaine.

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Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:30:12 +0000

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

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