Heavy Internet Use May Lead to Addictive Behaviors
Heavy Internet Use May Lead to Addictive Behaviors
What they found was a correlation between certain types of Internet usage and addictive behaviors. “About 5 to 10 percent of all Internet users appear to show web dependency, and brain imaging studies show that compulsive Internet use may induce …
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Which is more dangerous: marijuana or alcohol?
Alcohol's addictive qualities are well-documented. Approximately 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence, according to the NIAAA. Alcoholics in withdrawal can suffer from anxiety and depression, headaches …
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Film explores China's militaristic boot camps for Internet-addicted kids
Daxing claims to have a 70 percent success rate in “curing” children of Internet addiction. It was the first of its kind but there are now reportedly more than 400 in China and many have cropped up in South Korea. Criticism of these types of camps …
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Are there different types of addiction that we should be aware of? – J. Wesley “Wes” Boyd, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a staff psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Allian…