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Diablo 3 is an addictive game, but most players know how to pace themselves and not neglect other things while crawling through the game’s dungeons. Sadly, 32-year-old Russell Shirley was not among them, as the man was found dead in his apartment after a three-day marathon session of Diablo III.
Many Blizzard ... |
25 May 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Kim Kardashian might slap on a smile for the cameras whenever she's around them but she's hiding a terrible secret. She's addicted to pills, says a new report cited by Radar Online. Though she has a reputation for staying clear of alcohol and drugs, Kim is reportedly an addict to pills. Her sister Kh... |
24 May 2012
09:23 GMT |
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As MTV is getting ready to shoot a new season of its hit reality show “Jersey Shore,” it's also dealing with two major problems: The Situation's recent rehab stint and Snooki's pregnancy. The former sat down with MTV to talk about his addiction. Because of the nature of the show, it's... |
24 May 2012
05:22 GMT |
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Rihanna is one of the busiest stars at the moment, but she might soon have to make time in her tight schedule for rehab. She's also been drinking too much and might be facing liver damage, says a new report.
Right after the MET Gala this year, Rihanna was hospitalized for dehydration and exhaustion, but the la... |
18 May 2012
11:21 GMT |
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How hard you are willing to work on any given day is apparently dictated by how much of the neurotransmitter dopamine you have in your brain, the conclusions of a scientific investigation show.
The research was carried out using a brain-mapping technique called positron emission tomography (PET), which revealed tha... |
2 May 2012
10:57 GMT |
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A study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), reveals that people who tend to eat large amounts of food over very short periods of time (binge eaters) tend to exhibit more behaviors that resemble addiction.
The study was conducted by experts with ... |
24 April 2012
10:57 GMT |
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For years, there has been a lot of speculation about Demi Lovato's drug use, with some reports even saying that, at one point, she was doing cocaine lines “like a pro.” In a new interview with Fabulous Magazine, she finally admits to it. Since she completed a program in rehab for an eating disorder... |
24 April 2012
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Investigators in the United States have determined how repeated exposure to cocaine leads to an impaired sense of reward in the human brain. This mechanism culminates in reducing the feelings of reward or pleasure from all other activities except cocaine use.
What scientists found was that the drug influences a spe... |
23 April 2012
08:21 GMT |
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Last week, the tabloids went crazy when photos of Lourdes Leon (Lola), Madonna's 15-year-old daughter, smoking a cigarette emerged online. Today, the singer addresses this so-called controversy, admitting she's none too happy about it. Madonna sat down for an interview with The Today Show and you can see ... |
19 April 2012
07:26 GMT |
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From the same creator that brought us the video of Britney Spears through the years comes another one, this time with Lindsay Lohan. Check it out in full above. Starting with her early years to the days when she was the brightest young thing on the scene, and moving on to her career climax and subsequent downfall, t... |
2 April 2012
10:02 GMT |
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Discovery Fit & Health has a new reality series. Called “My Mom Is Obsessed,” it features daughters and mothers tackling the latter's strange addictions in front of the camera.
Also featured on the first episode are Susan and Analise, both of whom also made an appearance on The Today Show just hour... |
30 March 2012
15:41 GMT |
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Madonna's teen daughter, Lourdes or Lola, sure is growing up fast. At 15, she is already a model and has her own fashion line, and is considered one of the hottest fashionistas around. She's also a smoker, says a new report.
The Daily Mail has photos of Lourdes sneaking a cigarette while out in New York ... |
26 March 2012
10:41 GMT |
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Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now in rehab, battling an addiction for prescription medicine, which he says he's been taking because he's exhausted. While rumors about the true nature of his addiction continue to make the rounds, there's also a lot of talk about how this will affect pro... |
22 March 2012
06:12 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that teenagers' brains are more prone to experience addictions or depression than the adult brain. The study was conducted on lab rats, but investigators at the University of Pittsburgh believe it applies to humans as well. The two... |
20 March 2012
04:28 GMT |
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Few must be those who have never heard of TLC's latest hit reality show, “My Strange Addiction.” The current season finale promises to top all the other cases shown so far in both yuck factor and severity of the addiction.
Carrie is 53 years old and she's addicted to drinking and bathing in he... |
16 March 2012
10:43 GMT |
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Addiction is a strange thing. One woman from the UK, the 22-year-old Nicole Bonner, suffers from a disorder known as pica, which makes inedible objects seem appealing to her – so she eats them.
Nicole was invited on This Morning to talk about her strange addiction. Video of her interview is below, embedded at ... |
16 March 2012
05:24 GMT |
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TLC's “My Strange Addiction” is again bringing viewers at home one of the most curious and rare cases of addiction: Ayanna can't – or won't – clip her nails even though her health is depending on it.
A brief video from the latest episode is below.
Ayanna has Type 2 Diabetes... |
6 March 2012
16:01 GMT |
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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
06:39 GMT |
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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
16:31 GMT |
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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
10:52 GMT |
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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
06:01 GMT |
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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
08:02 GMT |
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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
09:33 GMT |
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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
09:01 GMT |
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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
03:46 GMT |
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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
11:00 GMT |
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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
07:14 GMT |
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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
10:46 GMT |
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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
04:38 GMT |
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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
08:59 GMT |
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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
04:36 GMT |
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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
05:25 GMT |
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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
11:07 GMT |
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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
09:10 GMT |
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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
06:47 GMT |
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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
06:16 GMT |
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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
10:55 GMT |
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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
08:57 GMT |
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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
03:16 GMT |
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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
16:01 GMT |
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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
10:01 GMT |
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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
06:07 GMT |
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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
09:39 GMT |
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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
11:36 GMT |
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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
11:01 GMT |
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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
09:54 GMT |
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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
04:50 GMT |
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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
13:31 GMT |
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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
05:00 GMT |
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