addiction
Optimal strategies for treating opioid addiction
There is an urgent need for health systems to look at the historical gaps and invest in providing timely and evidence-based treatment.
Facebook, Google ex-employees urge to stop smartphone addiction among kids
The investors too have joined these people to urge the parents to regulate the use of smartphones by their kids.
Teenager addicted to eating pencils and pens rushed to hospital for lead poisoning
Jade’s mother is scared that her daughter, who also has autism, may choke on such items if left alone.
Man gets paralysed from waist down after 20-hour internet café binge
Man in China loses body sensation after playing video games for 20 hours, begs friends to keep on playing his unfinished game.
Vaping may be bad for kids, good for adults: study
Young people are more likely than adults to use e-cigarettes, and substantial evidence was found that vaping increases the risk of smoking.
Jharkhand man aged 100 says he has to eat mud for survival
His family members did try to stop him, but Karu didn’t listen to anyone as eating mud became an addiction.
Smartphones maybe making you antisocial and unhealthy!
Have you ever wondered that using your smartphone maybe making you loose out on a lot?
Scientists test nose spray to kick gambling habit
The spray contains naloxone, an emergency treatment for opiate overdoses.
Click bait ads are tied to teen smoking
Cigarette ads are not allowed on television, but there are far fewer restrictions that would prevent tobacco online.
E-cigarettes may help smokers quit: study
This suggests that e-cigarettes might give smokers a suitable alternative to combustible cigarettes.