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Swedish Man Gets Disability Benefits for Being Addicted to Heavy Metal
Here’s something you probably didn’t know: Right now, Roger Tullgren of Sweden is recieving disability payments on account of the fact that he is addicted to heavy metal. No, he hasn’t developed some...
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Study Finds Brain Characteristics Are Correlated With Internet Addiction
It seems that with every new technological advancement, a panic arises over addiction to that advancement. Addiction to television, addiction to video games, addiction to Facebook, and of course,...
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Study Shows Urges to Tweet are Harder to Shake Than Urges to Smoke or Drink
Tweeting is great, right? You bet it is. There’s a reason we have Tweetosystem over there; we’re addicted. That may sound a little extreme (and maybe it is, at least in our cases) but a new study...
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Woman Addicted To Water Drinks 100 Glasses A Day
Sasha Kennedy of Essex is addicted to water, drinking 25 liters of the stuff a day, far exceeding the USDA Recommended Daily Water Intake of 2.7 liters. Her condition provokes many pressing...
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Good News, Junkies: Scientists Block Addictive Properties of Opioids, Keep...
Anyone who has ever been in the hospital for a major injury knows one incontrovertible fact about morphine: It is pretty damn spectacular. Opioids have been in use as pain relievers for centuries, and...
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Watching Television Can be Good for You, Says Science
Interesting research out of the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions suggests that regularly watching a TV show can help maintain our ability to fight temptation. The study,...
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The Science of Porn Addiction’s Surprisingly Safe for Work [Video]
Internet pornography is almost impossible to escape. A single ill-advised Google search and you’re awash in the private parts of strangers. It’s all downhill from there. That’s what I’m told, anyway....
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New Treatment Could Blast Cocaine Addiction Out of the Brain With Lasers
Cocaine addiction is notoriously difficult to treat, but researchers working on ways to fight it may have a unexpected new weapon in their arsenal — lasers. Recent research in the field of...
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The Internet Addiction Clinic is Ready for your Business - Not that we’re...
Is your love life languishing in the shadow of your eSports schedule? Do you forget to eat during your marathon WoW raids? Have you watched more cat videos than any single person you know? If you...
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A Reminder That Coke Isn’t Awesome For You, From The Woman Who Drinks 50 Cans...
In case you are wondering what drinking twice your body weight in Diet Coke a week will do to your health, British Coke addict Jakki Ballan has been there and done that so you don’t have to. Unless...
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Afraid To Be Away From Your Phone For Even One Goddamn Second? You Might Need...
Confession time: I can’t deal with not having my phone on me at all times. All. Times. It’s bad enough that when I saw a link for the noPhone, a simple phone-sized piece of plastic for when you have...
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On Jessica Jones and Its Presentation of Manipulation and Control
Whether it’s alcohol, emotions, or words, everyone on Jessica Jones has serious problems with manipulation and control. While a lot of the (much, much deserved) praise for the show will focus on its...
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Short Film Uncanny Valley Depicts Virtual Reality Addiction in Our Future
We already talk about being addicted to our phones, or addicted to video games – and there’s some actual concern as to whether or not we’re legitimately addicted to our tech – so it makes sense that...
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Obvious Study Is Obvious, Says Pizza Is the Most Addictive Food
According to a study done by a research team at the University of Michigan, pizza is the most addictive food ever. They polled students at the university to ask them which foods they think they would...
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Amy Winehouse Foundation Opens Amy’s Place, a Women-Only Recovery House for...
Today saw the opening of Amy’s Place, a home in London dedicated to helping women recover from alcohol and substance abuse. It was funded by the Amy Winehouse Foundation, and thus bears the late...
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Swedish Man Gets Disability Benefits for Being Addicted to Heavy Metal
Here’s something you probably didn’t know: Right now, Roger Tullgren of Sweden is recieving disability payments on account of the fact that he is addicted to heavy metal. No, he hasn’t developed some...
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Study Finds Brain Characteristics Are Correlated With Internet Addiction
It seems that with every new technological advancement, a panic arises over addiction to that advancement. Addiction to television, addiction to video games, addiction to Facebook, and of course,...
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Study Shows Urges to Tweet are Harder to Shake Than Urges to Smoke or Drink
Tweeting is great, right? You bet it is. There’s a reason we have Tweetosystem over there; we’re addicted. That may sound a little extreme (and maybe it is, at least in our cases) but a new study...
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Woman Addicted To Water Drinks 100 Glasses A Day
Sasha Kennedy of Essex is addicted to water, drinking 25 liters of the stuff a day, far exceeding the USDA Recommended Daily Water Intake of 2.7 liters. Her condition provokes many pressing...
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Good News, Junkies: Scientists Block Addictive Properties of Opioids, Keep...
Anyone who has ever been in the hospital for a major injury knows one incontrovertible fact about morphine: It is pretty damn spectacular. Opioids have been in use as pain relievers for centuries, and...
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