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Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:12 +0000

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

Fatty and Sugary Foods May Be as Addictive as Cocaine and Cigarettes

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:00:44 +0000

There is a growing body of evidence suggesting fatty and sugary foods rewire the brain in the same way drugs like cocaine and nicotine do, leading to addiction.

In recent studies, lab animals who have been fed a diet of sugary and fatty snacks show the classic signs of addiction, and brain scans of obese humans show the same disturbances in their reward circuits as the brains that are found in drug addicts.

Strange Addictions – Woman Likes To Eat Toilet Paper

Marcie Pink — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:36:37 +0000

We all have weird compulsions and rituals that we do to keep our selves sane. When does it cross the

line? Kesha has CROSSED the line! What about the woman that eats laundry detergent and/or soap? TLC has a program "Strange Addictions" that explores this disorder. Do you do a strange "addiction?" Is it not just strange?