Stanford Study Explores iPhone Addiction

A new Stanford study set out to discover just how attached college kids are to their smartphones. Out of the 200 students with iPhones who participated in the survey, 75 percent confessed to sleeping with their iPhone next to them, though 89 percent said they used it as their alarm clock. While 15 percent said the iPhone was turning them into a media addict, 30 percent referred to their smartphone as a "doorway into the world." Another 25 percent dubbed it "dangerously alluring,” and 41 percent felt it would be "a tragedy" to lose their iPhone.

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China Facing Growing Web Addiction Problem

Internet addiction appears to be a large and growing problem in China. A PC World article reported that the number of young Chinese individuals addicted to the online world has jumped to 24 million last year.

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Internet Addiction Strongly Linked to Depression

UK psychologists report that there is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression. The study, published in the journal Psychopathology, found that 1.2% of people surveyed were addicted to the Internet, and many of them were depressed.

The BBC reports that the Leeds University team stressed that they could not say one necessarily caused the other, and that most internet users did not suffer mental health problems.

The conclusions were based on 1,319 responses to an online questionnaire, and participants were recruited via links on social networking sites. Participants were asked how much they used the internet and for what purposes. They were also asked a series of questions to assess whether they suffered from depression.

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Regaining Financial Security After Gambling Addiction

Now that you’re in recovery for gambling addiction, you can begin to rebuild your life. A big part of that will undoubtedly involve repairing the financial nightmare that resulted from your compulsive gambling. Just the stress of trying to deal with creditors, mountains of piled up debt, and the insecurity of not knowing if you’ll be able to financially independent again can take a huge toll. Don’t let it. You can regain your financial strength, security and confidence in your ability to take care of your financial obligations. But you do need help. … Continue Reading

Children Regularly Exposed to Tobacco Smoke More Likely to Develop Emphysema

According to a new study, children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home were more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. This finding by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the lungs may not recover completely from the effects of early-life exposures to tobacco smoke (ETS). The study was published in the December 2009 American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Mom Calls 911 on Video-Game Obsessed Son

The mother of a 14-year-old boy from Roxbury, Massachusetts, called 911 in an attempt to get him to stop playing videogames. “I woke up in the middle of the night and saw the light on in his bedroom,” Angeles Mejia said, explaining that he was playing the game “Grand Theft Auto,” a violent game in which the player assumes the role of a criminal.

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Dealing with Your Partner’s Sexual Addiction

Maybe the discovery that your spouse or partner has a sexual addiction comes as a shock, or perhaps you knew or suspected it for some time. Either way, the knowledge rocks your relationship in a profound and devastating manner. You may try to ignore it, hoping it will go away, that somehow it’s not true, and that nothing will change between the two of you. All are natural first inclinations – and all are just delaying the inevitable. You have to find some way to deal with your partner’s sexual addiction. The question is: how? … Continue Reading

Trajectory Study May Help to Develop Better Alcohol Dependency Treatments

Alcoholism is a condition that can have a lasting impact on an individual. The consequences long-term drinking can have on a person will vary according to the individual, the length of time they have been drinking heavily and the amount of alcohol that is ingested over the course of their drinking occasions.

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Junk Food Addiction – A Growing Threat

Are we really a nation of fatties, growing proportionately heavier each passing year? It would certainly seem so, based on evidence gathered in national nutrition and health surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, numerous researchers have studied the phenomenon of overweight, obesity and other illnesses for decades, trying to unlock the clues to our insatiable appetites. One culprit isn’t that difficult to identify: junk food. In fact, it could be said that Americans, overall, have an addiction to junk food. Even more, the addiction is growing. … Continue Reading

Medication May Prove Effective Treatment Method for Pathological Gamblers

For those individuals who struggle with a gambling problem, medication may provide some relief. According to researchers at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), medication could be used to decrease urges and increase inhibitions for pathological gamblers.

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