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By Sarah Beller
"Nomophobia"—the fear of being without your phone—afflicts more and more people, an expert tells The Fix. MORE
The anti-smoking drug varenicline has a major side-effect: more moderate boozing. MORE
Science gets closer to explaining how some of our brains are hard-wired for addiction. MORE
Binge-eating rats in a recent study were more likely to fall prey to the party lifestyle. MORE
Cocaine use causes premature memory loss and mental decline, say scientists. MORE
Researchers track down the microscopic culprit responsible for increased cancer risk for drinkers. MORE
An inability to predict the consequences of your actions makes you a meaner drunk, a study shows. MORE
House passes bill to help monitor painkiller prescriptions, rats on cocaine love Mile Davis, and Muammar Gaddafi may have been a viagra-popping sex addict. MORE
As many as 40% of older addicts didn't get hooked until their fifties. MORE
Middle-schoolers who drink, gamble or have sex are more likely to play a hazardous "choking game." MORE
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