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TLC is no stranger to controversy and definitely no stranger to shocking reality television either. The brand new season of its hit series “My Strange Addiction” is the perfect example of that. As the clip below will confirm, the new season of the show will include one of the strangest, most shocking case... |
11 February 2012
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If one is to believe reports online, Kim Kardashian has been getting a lot of work done in recent years – and we're not necessarily talking about her allegedly fake posterior. Things have only gotten worse in recent months, says a new report. Kim has always denied getting anything done, saying her body, fr... |
10 February 2012
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All the reports about Demi Moore's condition circulated in the press and in the blogosphere until now are not accurate: things are far worse than that, claims the latest issue of InTouch magazine. The issue isn't out yet (not even the online preview is), but we do have a photo of the cover – and it sp... |
3 February 2012
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Russia is still at war with one of the strongest, most addictive and terribly harmful homemade drugs : Krokodil. While the problem is not new, it's definitely reached a peak because of a variety of factors, such as the availability and the cheapness of the main ingredient.
Krokodil (“crocodile”) ge... |
30 January 2012
13:41 GMT |
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I think I might be an addict, not in the traditional sense of the word where my neurons are linked to a pleasurable chemical, but I have no other good term to define the relationship that I have developed with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.This game launched on November 1 of this year and I started my playthrough at ab... |
3 December 2011
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Lindsay Lohan may be struggling to get her life back on track but she can cross at least one thing off her to-do list: a sobriety coach. In a new interview, rocker Courtney Love claims she's helping LiLo kick addiction.As fans must know, the freckled actress has been in quite a pickle for the past couple of year... |
2 December 2011
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For people suffering from diverse conditions – including addictions, post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias – could potentially benefit from the results of a new study. Researchers have shown that behaviors associated with a stimulus can be changed in a very simple way.
All healthcare experts need t... |
7 November 2011
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Columbia University researchers discovered that using nicotine is a gateway for people who ultimately pass to using stronger drugs, such as cocaine. In their latest study – which was carried out on mice – the group studied the biological mechanism underlying this connection.
What researchers discovered w... |
7 November 2011
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One of the things that always separates an addict from a normal person is the fact that they will repeatedly choose the behavior or substance that's got them hooked up despite being fully aware of the risks involved in doing this. A new study recently revealed the brain areas responsible for this behavior. Som... |
31 October 2011
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Eminem’s drug addiction and road to recovery is no longer a secret. In a new interview with the latest issue of GQ, whose cover he graces with Lil Wayne and Keith Richards, the rapper goes a bit more into the details of that experience. Contrary to how he may seem to people, he’s a creature of habit so be... |
19 October 2011
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As she’s seeing her 6-year marriage to Ashton Kutcher crumble to pieces, Demi Moore is dealing with another, just as serious problem: her heavy drinking. She’s a “mess” because of it, a new report claims. Since the cheating scandal broke, there’s been a lot of talk about whether Demi&rsq... |
13 October 2011
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According to investigators at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, it would appear that the neurotransmitter dopamine can be used efficiently in addressing cocaine and amphetamine addicts. Early tests have provided the team with excellent results.
If the ideas floated by the research team pan out, ... |
6 October 2011
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If you’re a smoker trying to quit, Gerard Butler can relate. On a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Scottish actor came clean about falling off the wagon after 4 years and offered some helpful tips. Gerard was once a heavy smoker, something that Leno did not hesitate to tell him when he d... |
23 September 2011
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In a new scientific investigation conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, researchers demonstrated for the first time ever that drug abuse can set the stage for the development of stress-related diseases in the human brain, such as for example depression.Until now, the opposite was demonstrated several times over. Resear... |
25 August 2011
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A group of researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (WUSM) and the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS) say that they manged to identify a new potential therapeutic target, that could be used to treat depression, anxiety and addiction.Experts arrived at this conclusion following s... |
11 August 2011
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Now at its second season, “My Strange Addiction” on TLC is staying true to form, presenting cases with people with the strangest addictions ever. The season finale takes the cake, though, showing a woman who eats her dead husband’s ashes.
Granted, women who eat ashes have been featured on the sh... |
9 August 2011
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Since British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home last Saturday, her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, has kept relatively mum on the topic of her death. He’s now speaking, offering, at the same time, an insight into their “unhealthy” relationship. Many fans and Amy’s family consider... |
1 August 2011
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In his eulogy, Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch said that the singer had been off drugs for 3 years and off alcohol for about 3 weeks at the time she was found dead last weekend. He’s also been telling friends that he’s convinced it was quitting drinking that killed her.According to an unnamed source sp... |
28 July 2011
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While even her fans must be having issues keeping tabs on Lindsay Lohan’s legal issues, the actress continues to live the same careless life as before house arrest, claims a new report. So, she spent the weekend getting drunk.Radar Online claims to have it on very good authority that Lindsay drank herself sense... |
26 July 2011
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“When you love someone who suffers from the disease of addiction you await the phone call,” Russell Crowe begins his touching tribute to Amy Winehouse, whom he’d known for years. On Saturday, the call for Amy came – she’d been found dead in her London apartment. When word broke that mult... |
25 July 2011
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A group of scientists in the United States announces the development of a vaccine against heroin high. The chemical injection should also benefit those who want to quit drugs, but find it very difficult to do all by themselves. Experts at the Scripps Research Institute (SRI) explain that the therapeutic potential of ... |
20 July 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that a common form of medication can be used to successfully help patients who want to quit cocaine. The investigation was only carried out on lab animals, but scientists believe they could devise a way of applying it to humans as well. The work was carried... |
18 July 2011
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“Tudors” star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been hospitalized hours ago after he called paramedics to his $6 million mansion, where he was found slumped on the floor after apparently overdosing on pills. The actor has a long history of alcohol abuse, having been to rehab no less than five times and always rela... |
1 July 2011
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While health experts and countless organizations around the world are struggling to prevent people from starting smoking because it’s one of the toughest addictions to beat, the CEO of cigarettes maker Philip Morris Inc. says things are, again, blown out of proportions. Cancer nurse Elisabeth Gundersen of the U... |
13 May 2011
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Experts report important progress in their work to synthesize a vaccine that would help people using drugs put their addiction to methamphetamine behind them. Such a wonder drug has been sought for for years, but thus far experts only had limited success, on only a few promising leads. At this point, the work is conf... |
12 May 2011
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Ted Williams, the homeless man nicknamed “Golden Voice” who became an Internet sensation and got a second shot at fame and a wonderful life, is back in rehab, after a failed attempt at getting cleaned up earlier this year.
However, this time there’s a difference: no stranger to drugs and alcohol... |
7 May 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that non-smoking individuals who are exposed to secondhand smoking tend to be exposed to high-enough doses of nicotine to raise their risk of becoming addicted to the substance.The new discoveries come on the heels of another major finding, which... |
4 May 2011
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There was a time when Dennis Quaid, a hot young star, would get money to feed his cocaine habit in the budget of the movie he was making, the actor himself says in a new article for Newsweek, from the “My Favorite Mistake” series. Dennis doesn’t say that his longstanding cocaine addiction was his &l... |
11 April 2011
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Food action displays similar symptoms and neural activation patterns as drug addiction, researchers show in a new study. The paper proves conclusively that certain substances in specific food can indeed “hook” eaters in the same way that drugs do.The work shows that eating, in some case, produces activati... |
11 April 2011
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Charlie Sheen is dabbling in drugs again and he’s doing it on such a scale that he’s even started to “plan ahead” for his cocaine ODs. A new report suggests he’s taking nitroglycerin tablets to make sure he doesn’t die when he ODs. In recent weeks, Sheen’s erratic behavior ha... |
15 March 2011
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Lindsay Lohan is not only drug and alcohol-free now that she’s completed her stay in rehab at the beginning of the year, but she’s also taken the first steps to kick another addiction of hers: she quit smoking. The legally-troubled actress is determined to turn her life around, and that also includes opti... |
15 March 2011
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A new study suggests that the so-called gaming addiction might be a problem that stems from bigger psychological issues and that its symptoms could be managed differently based on the gender of the gamer that spends too much time on his or her hobby.The new scientific paper will be published in the Journal of Cyberps... |
10 February 2011
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Singer Lady Gaga has never been shy about her past or, for that matter, anything about her personal life. The latest issue of Star magazine says she’s back into heavy drugs again and things have gotten so bad that her friends fear she needs an intervention as soon as possible.
The latest issue of the weekly... |
4 February 2011
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A week after he was rushed to the hospital with severe abdominal pains following a presumed 36-hour cocaine binge, Charlie Sheen is speaking out. In a statement to the media, the actor says a heartfelt thank you to supporters. As we also noted the other day, because Sheen must seek some sort of treatment for his prob... |
3 February 2011
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Actor David Arquette has left rehab after completing treatment for his alcohol and emotional problems, his rep confirms for the media. The star checked in shortly after New Year’s Eve, as we also informed you.People magazine reports that David has completed his treatment and is now doing better, having acknowle... |
31 January 2011
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A team of investigators from The Scripps Research Institute (SRI) announces the discovery of a neural pathway that dictates precisely how susceptible an individual is of getting hooked on the addictive properties of nicotine.According to the new study, the mechanism the team identified in the human brain could soon b... |
31 January 2011
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A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics conducted on children in Singapore shows that about 9 percent of them were considered to be addicted to gaming, meaning that they spent enough time with them in order to suffer negative consequences.
The number is actually pretty low given the excessive time ... |
26 January 2011
17:41 GMT |
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Less than two weeks after going to rehab for drugs and alcohol addiction, Ted Williams, the former homeless man who shot to fame as “Golden Voice,” has bailed and is now out, it has emerged.TMZ is the first to break the news of Williams’ short-lived rehab stint; it was also the outlet to first repor... |
25 January 2011
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Aaron Carter has taken some time off from making a comeback and reinventing himself as a pop artist to seek treatment for emotional and spiritual issues in a rehabilitation center, his rep says for E! Online.A source tells the e-zine that the decision to enter the facility in Southern California was a personal choice... |
24 January 2011
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That Katie Holmes agreed to give Scientology a try when she married Tom Cruise is no longer a secret. However, the extent of her involvement with the cult remains unknown – but word has it she’s addicted to the “treatments” she’s subjected to on a regular basis.Star magazine spoke to a f... |
21 January 2011
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In a new scientific investigation, researchers demonstrate that smokers who see actors light up their cigarettes on the screen during movies are very tempted to do so themselves. The discovery was made by using a brain-imaging technique on regular smokers who watched movies depicting the habit. According to the res... |
19 January 2011
03:57 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan is out of the Betty Ford Clinic, where she received treatment for an alleged drug and alcohol addiction, as well as for certain unspecified emotional issues. Since she’s out, she needed a sober sponsor – and she found it in Tom Hardy.The “Inception” star has a long and colorful t... |
10 January 2011
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A team of investigators from the Scripps Research Institute (SRI) and other organizations managed to create an immunity-like effect against cocaine in mice, rising hopes of developing new treatments and cures against human additions. The substance could be used as a guarantee that former addicts stay off the stuff. T... |
5 January 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific research, it would appear that people who suffer from depression may find it harder to quit smoking if they try. The correlation held true for people who were not officially diagnosed with depression, but had the condition, too. During the research, the experts behind ... |
4 January 2011
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Courteney Cox and David Arquette announced their separation in October: just weeks later, David was hitting the party circuit like he was 20 again. Though he insisted at the time he’d always been a party-animal, he’s checked into rehab shortly after New Year’s Eve. The actor, who was married to Cox ... |
3 January 2011
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South Korea is struck once more with news that a gamer has died after an intense 12-hour playing session in one of its popular Internet parlors, similar to the Internet cafes from the West.
The 19 year old college student, identified only under the nickname of Moon, died after a 12-hour gaming session in the city ... |
30 December 2010
15:51 GMT |
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Mobile gaming is currently dominated by Angry Birds, Rovio's addictive physics-based puzzle game that appeared on the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad market, as well as the Android and Nokia platforms.Now, SF Weekly magazine decided to find out just why is the game so addictive, and asked specialists in the field about t... |
30 December 2010
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Smokers looking to kick the habit and lucky enough to be residents of the UK will soon have the chance to do so, thanks to a new £250 million initiative of the NHS, offering free nicotine patches with the already available kits. The UK is among of the countries that invest big in the prevention of smoking and i... |
27 December 2010
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Whitney Houston and ex husband Bobby Brown are worried that their only child, the 17-year-old Bobbi Kristina, may be stepping in their drug-troubled steps – and have staged an intervention to get her to rehab, it has emerged. PopCrunch reports that the latest issue of the National Enquirer, the print issue, has... |
16 December 2010
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Alleged Tiger Woods mistress number 1, Rachel Uchitel, will be seen next on the fourth season of “Celebrity Rehab.” Though she was said to have agreed to do the reality show because of cocaine and prescription pill addiction, she has recently revealed she was actually addicted to love. Uchitel and Dr. Dre... |
1 December 2010
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