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When 4-year-old kids get treatment for technology addiction, something is w... A disturbing news story came out recently about a 4-year-old girl who needed psychiatric treatment for a technology addiction. Is this a real phenomenon or can we just chalk it up to bad parenting? T... April 29, 2013
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Can horses fight porn addiction? The latest behavioral therapy for curing internet porn addiction? Horses. At South Korea's Riding Healing Center, horse-riding is used to help cure emotional and behavioral problems, including addicti... January 9, 2013
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Social media addicts get a dopamine rush when "using" "I'm addicted to Facebook," isn't just a figure of speech. Compulsive social media use is the newest addiction on the block, and researchers are saying it's not that different than the rest. Other Int... January 4, 2013
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When smartphone addiction takes over in the workplace Seeing a co-worker hunched over with thumbs glued to her phone is nothing new. Smartphones are rampant these days, and we use them for everything from driving directions to conference calls. But shou... December 12, 2012
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Is South Korea dangerously addicted to technology? In 2010, a 3-month-old girl in South Korea died from parental neglect. Why? Her parents were consumed with online gaming and forgot to feed her often enough. Technology addiction is a problem that se... November 28, 2012
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Gaming just as addictive as alcohol or gambling, study says A recent study on video game use showed what many experts have long believed about gaming: it's just as addictive as alcohol, gambling or smoking. Some of the first "hard" evidence to support this th... November 24, 2012

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The Effects of Internet Addiction European researchers from Swansea and Milan Universities have found that young people who use the Internet for long periods of time can suffer from withdrawal symptoms similar to substance abuse users... April 28, 2013
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Am I Addicted to Facebook? It is easy to get caught-up in Facebook. Checking in with friends, looking at pictures, watching videos before you realize it hours have gone by. But how can you tell when you are on it too much, if y... July 25, 2011
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Facebook Addiction Symptoms Facebook is the second most popular website in the world, trailing only Google. Nowadays it is odd when you find someone who does not have a Facebook profile. It is easy to spend entirely too much tim... June 14, 2011
How common is Web addiction? Let me Google that By Lisa Pevtzow, Chicago TribuneNot too long ago, my friend Debbie sent me a link to a YouTube video of the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" performed by the Muppets. So naturally, I Googled Freddie Merc...
A Clinical Portrait of Porn Addiction A Clinical Portrait of Excessive Online Porn Use (Part 1)A "serialized" case history of excessive online porn use.by Todd Essig, Ph.D.Sex and (on?) the Internet has a long history. From early alt.sex...
Are You a Crackberry? How to Break free from Addictive Checking Tips to free yourself from your Blackberry addiction.Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.He walked into my office for his first visit while he was on the phone talking about what seemed a very important "deal" and...
BlackBerry Addiction Shows Its Ugly Face On Episode of "The Marriage Ref" By Adam Zeis | CrackBerry.comPart of me didn't want to post this one, but I'm sure this is what some of us actually go through (on one side or another). BlackBerry addiction is a harsh reality, and wh...
What online addiction is doing to our children A generation of screenagers are becoming hooked on a virtual world. We meet the compulsive gamers and the people who are helping themBy Anmar Frangoul / The Sunday Times [UK]'The problem is that my so...
Time Online: How Much Is Too Much? Paul Silverman, MA MFTI, Two Tin Cans / sfcounseling.netThere's a new survey released by Rasmussen Reports - most commonly known for their political polling - that describes peoples' perceptions of on...
Internet addiction linked to self-harming among teens NICK MILLER, The AgeInternet addiction has been linked to double the normal levels of self harm among high school students, in a new study published this morning.However the researchers say it is not...
Parents' first step in preventing teen Internet addiction is to become tech-savvy themselves Dr. David Moore and Bill ManvilleBILL: Good point, but Mom and Pop moved Denise's computer into the dining room, where anyone can see what's on the kid's screen. But when I asked, "What happens when D...
How do I know if someone has a gambling problem? Gambler's Anonymous has a list of 20 questions that they ask. Here are the questions. Just answer "yes" or "no" to each one.    1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gamb...


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