internet addiction
By Sarah Beller
"Nomophobia"—the fear of being without your phone—afflicts more and more people, an expert tells The Fix. MORE
Up to 3% of us are so hooked to the internet and texting that we avoid spoken conversation for 48 hours at a time. MORE
Internet addiction doesn’t just mean hours lost to Facebook. For an early online abuser named Pauline, it meant demoralization familiar to any low-bottom alcoholic. So she started a 12-step meeting. MORE
By Bryan Le
A surprising new report on global internet dependence reveals what addictions people would give up for the web. MORE
The more teens obsess over the web, the likelier they are to take drugs, researchers say. MORE
Whitney Houston drank beer and Champagne before her death, Internet addiction may predict teen substance abuse, and court decides if searching students' bras for drugs is ok. MORE
But the proposed introduction of "new" mental illnesses to the DSM psychiatrists' bible is highly controversial. MORE
Brain imaging revealed two big firsts about addiction. But how "big" and "first" were they really? MORE
Internet junkies' brains apparently change in a similar way to those hooked on cocaine or meth. MORE
By Will Godfrey
Farc Names Cocaine Kingpin as New Commander, Psych-Drug Rise Fueled by Antipsychotics and ADD Meds, and Jesse James' Pals Urge Sex Addict Counseling After He Cheats on Fiancee With 19 Women. MORE
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Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.
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The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.
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Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.
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Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.
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