Addiction

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Tales of Sobriety

When celebrities share their success stories in battling alcohol addiction, the common man too is enthused to follow in their footsteps

12 Jan 2021 6:00 PM

This is a good time to say goodbye to alcohol. (AP)

This is the right time to ban alcohol forever

A country that claims Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation should relinquish liquor in toto.

21 Apr 2020 11:44 PM

The ease of online shopping will cause financial stress for millions of people, as online retailers increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) and personalisation to effectively target consumers and prompt them to spend discretionary income that they do not have, the report said.

WHO could identify online shopping as addictive disorder by 2024: Gartner

By 2023, up to 30 per cent of world news and video content will be authenticated to counter deepfake technology, the report said.

05 Nov 2019 1:46 PM

Buddhism scholars argue that majority of mindfulness apps encourage people to cope with and accommodate to society. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Curing anxiety through digital apps causes addiction

Spirituality apps are inducing addiction than relieve stress, scholars argue.

04 Nov 2019 9:54 AM

You're more likely to be addicited to dating apps if you're lonely. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Your personality can influence your addiction to dating apps

While dating apps encourage socialising, excessive use can be problematic.

12 Aug 2019 3:43 PM

The 35-year-old Jasbeer Singh is married and has two children. When his family got to know about his suicide attempt, they tied him up with chains. (Photo: ANI)

Family of 35-yr-old man ties him with chains to stop his drug addiction

According to Jasbeer's family, there are more than 40 men in their village taking drugs.

29 Jul 2019 11:40 AM

The terms that most respondents never wanted to be called were 'heroin misuser' and 'heroin-dependent,' and most did not like slang terms such as 'junkie.' (Photo: ANI)

Heroine users don’t like to be termed ‘addicts’

Heroin users don't like to be called addicts: Study.

22 Jul 2019 11:12 AM

The mobile de-addiction centre is treating patients who are addicted to using their smartphones. (Photo: ANI)

In a first, Punjab hospital opens mobile de-addiction centre

The centre is being run by a team of 7 members, including a psychiatrist, 2 pharmacists and 3 councillors.

12 Jul 2019 1:58 PM

Kratom was listed as a cause or contributing factor in the death of four decedents identified by the County Medical Examiner's Office. (Photo: ANI)

Kratom: Herbal supplement not safe to treat pain and addiction

Is herbal supplement, Kratom, safe to treat addiction and pain?

10 Jul 2019 10:03 AM

The team of researchers wanted to see if an alternative message aimed at changing that mindset could affect how people with substance-use problems viewed themselves with regard to addiction. (Photo: ANI)

Classifying addiction as a disease discourages users from seeking help

Message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to seek help.

30 May 2019 11:25 AM

There is a positive relationship between the severity of daily stress, the intensity of Facebook engagement, and the tendency to develop a pathological addiction to the social networking site. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Social media addiction can result from stress

Stress leads to pathological Facebook addiction: Study.

29 May 2019 8:00 PM

Adolescent cannabis use is associated with behavioural changes related to reward and motivation in humans. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Cannabis can affect your performance at work

Cannabis use linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working memory: study.

27 May 2019 10:59 AM

Habitual coffee drinkers are not just more sensitive to the odour of coffee and faster to identify it, but the more they crave for coffee, the better their ability to smell becomes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Coffee lovers more sensitive to its odour

Coffee addicts are more sensitive to the smell of coffee.

14 May 2019 5:42 PM

PUBG Mobile is a first person shooter game and does not have a limitation on its play time, which is a major concern, especially for under-aged players such as school and college students.

10 arrested for playing PUBG; company promises time limits for under-aged players

The arrests included six college students.

15 Mar 2019 1:13 PM

Everyone staring for hours at a screen has had some exposure to "captology" -- a word coined by behavioural scientist BJ Fogg to describe the invisible and manipulative way in which technology can persuade and influence those using it.

Technology's battle for our attention

The aim is to expose the user to partner advertisements and better understand his tastes and habits.

07 Mar 2019 11:12 AM

The NCPCR in India went ahead to recommend a ban on the game in India in order to cut down the addiction amongst the youth of today and help them concentrate on studies.

BAN PUBG: After demands for ban in India, PUBG promises new path

PUBG has considered the issue and has issued an official statement to help better the unfortunate situation.

19 Feb 2019 10:23 AM

An opioid overdose epidemic rages in the US, fuelling fears of addiction elsewhere. (Photo: File)

Privileged abuse of opioids

Denial of pain relief to the less developed countries needlessly.

01 Feb 2019 8:43 PM

Clinicians have started recognising compulsive sexual behaviour as a disorder (Photo: AFP)

Sex addiction more common than previously thought with 1 in 10 men struggling with it

Researchers found that number of people unable to control an urge to have sex may be increasing.

11 Nov 2018 6:54 PM

Sex steroids in men suppress the brain’s reward system by increasing risk-taking behaviour (Photo: AFP)

Sex hormone oestrogen makes women more likely to become addicted to cannabis

Even as men are more likely to try it and take heavy doses due to testosterone; cannabis may quickly become a habit in case of women.

30 Oct 2018 1:13 PM

His condition can be compared to game addiction which was recently categorised as a disorder (Photo: AFP)

26-year-old man from Bengaluru found to be suffering from Netflix addiction

Binge watching shows caused disturbance to his sleep patterns along with strain to eyes and fatigue.

09 Oct 2018 7:22 PM

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