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Scientists May Have Found Humankind's Original Addiction
In studying how ultraviolet radiation affects skin, scientists may have stumbled across humankind's original addiction: sunlight. A new study in the journal Cell shows that UV radiation, even in modest amounts, prompts production of the "feel-good" hormone beta-endorphin that numbs mice to pain. When scientists blocked beta-endorphin with the drug Naloxone, UV-exposed mice experienced withdrawal symptoms: shaking, teeth-chattering and jumpiness.
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South Korea debates the wisdom of a video game addiction law
South Korea takes gaming more seriously than most other counties: eSports tournaments air on TV, game-friendly cafes are everywhere and StarCraft is practically a cultural institution. However, there's a concern that some are taking it too seriously, to the point that they're putting lives (including their own) at risk.
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A 19-Year-Old Dies After Abuse in Chinese ‘Internet Rehab’
A 19-year-old girl, referred to as Guo Lingling (this may be a pseudonym), was allegedly struck and kicked repeatedly by her so-called instructors after failing to ask permission to go to the bathroom. An autopsy report showed she died from skull injuries and brain damage.
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Doctors vote for ban on UK cigarette sales to those born after 2000
British Medical Association hails vote as step towards achieving goal of a tobacco-free society by 2035, but critics call it 'illiberal'
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A Mutant Cocaine-Eating Enzyme Could Cure Addiction and Overdoses
Ready for some weird science? Certain bacteria found in the dirt near coca plants are powered by an enzyme that eats cocaine. Unfortunately, the enzyme breaks down quickly at body temperature, meaning it can't be used to treat human overdoses or addiction. Now, though, researchers have designed a version that can survive body temps--and more than doubles its cocaine appetite.
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Mad Magazine's Glorious Anti-Smoking Campaign
Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925
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Addiction Is Different in America
We Americans like to think of ourselves as exceptional, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the City on the Hill and all that. When it comes to the politics and culture of drugs, we are indeed special—or at least dramatically different from the rest of the Western world. Too often, however, we are special for the wrong reasons. Whether it's our drug use, our laws, or the treatment options we have on offer, the U.S. stands out. And that's not always something to celebrate.
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The Secret History Behind The Science Of Stress
The modern idea of stress began on a rooftop in Canada, with a handful of rats freezing in the winter wind. This was 1936 and by that point the owner of the rats, an endocrinologist named Hans Selye, had become expert at making rats suffer for science.
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This Is The New Best Way to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
Combining varenicline and the nicotine patch was more effective in helping smokers quit after six months than the drug alone
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Scientists probe 'sex addict' brains
The first study to investigate brain activity in "sex addicts" has uncovered remarkable similarities with people addicted to drugs. There is some controversy about whether people can become addicted to sexual behaviours, including watching porn. University of Cambridge researchers performed brain scans on 19 men watching pornographic videos.
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The young and poor are keeping big American tobacco alive
Some demographics have had a much harder time kicking their respective cigarette smoking habits.
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Adding alcohol to energy drinks leads to an increased urge to drink
Public health advocates in recent years have become concerned not with the consumption of energy drinks by youth but also their joint consumption with alcohol by young adults.
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Florida jury awards $23.6 billion to widow in smoking lawsuit
A Florida jury awarded a widow $23.6 billion in punitive damages in her lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, her lawyer said. Cynthia Robinson claimed that smoking killed her husband, Michael Johnson, in 1996. She argued R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer. Johnson started smoking when he was 13 and died of lung cancer when he was 36.
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Marijuana Addiction Is Rare, But Very Real
Most people can use marijuana without becoming addicted. But for users with vulnerabilities like stress, mental illness, or a genetic predisposition, the risk of dependence is real.
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Benefits of E-Cigarettes May Outweigh Harms, Study Finds
On the contrary, allowing e-cigarettes to compete with regular cigarettes might cut tobacco-related deaths and illness, the researchers concluded after reviewing 81 prior studies on the use and safety of the nicotine-emitting devices.
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Can't quit: Almost 10 percent of cancer survivors still smoke
A new study makes the alarming discovery that nearly 10 percent of cancer survivors do not quit smoking. The population-based study surveyed nearly 2,938 cancer survivors after nine years of diagnosis.
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Why Denver is trucking its homeless to the middle of nowhere
The first time Jason Cline smoked crack was in rehab. He was 15, there by court order after he was caught using meth. There were other firsts, too. “The first time I did a lot of prescription pills that I didn’t know what they were, was inrehab,” Cline remembers, almost disbelieving. “People are trying as hard as they can to smuggle in drugs. They’ll hide them in all sorts of body cavities. Think about that the next time you do a line of coke.”
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Heroin Addiction Takes Hold In US Suburbs
Unlikely addicts are getting hooked on heroin in suburbia after turning to it as a cheap alternative to prescription painkillers.
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Obamacare and Addiction Treatment (Infographic)
Find out the most common drug addictions in your state, as well as how Obamacare has changed the face of addiction treatment.
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Iran’s Drinking Problem
Islam forbids the drinking of alcohol and the Islamic Republic of Iran has very tough laws against buying, selling and consuming it. Very tough. According to Article 265 of the new Islamic Penal Code adopted in 2013, drinking alcohol is punishable by 80 lashes, regardless of whether the offender is a man or a woman.
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