E-Cigarettes were invented to help smokers to quit smoking. But it is getting increasingly popular with teenagers, even those who have never smoked. Over 10,000 children were surveyed about their use of e-cigarettes. Using it at least once was more common than having smoked a conventional cigarette ...
Date Posted: April 18, 2015
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction, Teenage Issues
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Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development at a critical time and leave lasting effects on genes and behavior that persist into adulthood.
Apr 7
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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Using the search function on your smartphone? Unable to recall your dad’s mobile number? Research has found that smarter individuals use the search function less often than the intuitive thinkers.
Mar 13
Categories: Addictions
GOThere is a growing number of addiction treatment centers found in China, Korea and Taiwan that deals with an emerging form of ...
Feb 21
Categories: Addictions
GONetflix and other streaming media services have become the crack of television, making it possible to watch an entire season ...
Feb 10
Categories: Addictions, Depression
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A meta-analysis of 193 brain-imaging studies shows similar gray-matter loss in the brains of people with diagnoses as different as schizophrenia, depression and addiction.
Feb 5
Categories: Addictions, Depression, Schizophrenia
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Compulsive overeating and sugar addiction are major threats to human health, but potential treatments face the risk of impairing normal feeding behaviors that are crucial for survival. A study published January 29th in the journal Cell reveals a ...
Feb 2
Categories: Addictions
GOSleep difficulties and insufficient sleep are common among American youth. Prior research has shown that poor sleep can predict alcohol-related problems and illicit drug use among adolescents and young adults in high-risk samples. A new study has ...
Jan 21
Categories: Addictions, Child Development, Sleep Disorders
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For individuals who drink before sleeping, alcohol initially acts as a sedative - marked by the delta frequency electroencephalogram (EEG) activity of Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) - but is later associated with sleep disruption.
Jan 20
Categories: Addictions, Sleep Disorders
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Connecting yourself to a computer is now apparently all you need to do to get high. That is according to some users and promoters of a phenomenon known as "digital drugs". These consist of specially designed audio tracks easily found on the internet ...
Jan 20
Categories: Addictions
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It’s very common to see people engage in escapist and addictive behaviours at night such as drinking, watching porn, eating junk food or even watching a movie. But why
night? What’s so different about that time of the day that makes people more ...
Jan 13
Categories: Addictions
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When a cigarette smoker attempts to quit, not only do they crave their usual nicotine hit, they also experience an unpleasant inability to enjoy other pleasures in life - a state known as "anhedonia".
Jan 7
Categories: Addictions, Smoking Cessation
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Study of OCD finds this indispensable system could be the key to multiple psychological problems.
Dec 26
Categories: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
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More than 6 percent of people worldwide suffer Internet addiction, according to a new study.
Researchers explain that Internet addicts suffer an impulse-control problem characterized by being unable to curb their Internet use. The latest study, ...
Dec 20
Categories: Addictions
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Replenishing the supply of a molecule that normally activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain could relieve mood and anxiety disorders and enable some people to quit using marijuana, a Vanderbilt University study suggests.
Dec 2
Categories: Addictions
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Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are zeroing in on brain factors and behaviors that put teens at risk of alcohol use and abuse even before they start drinking.
Nov 18
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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