Are iPads Ruining Kids’ Motor Skills?
You probably wouldn’t give your toddler a beer or a cigarette, but would you give them an iPad? Dependence on digital devices like iPads, smartphones and computer screens is radically changing the...
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Porn-Addicted Lawyer Files Claim to Marry His Laptop
Chris Sevier is just a man, standing in front of a Mac, asking it to love him. Photo via Addiction can feel a lot like deep, romantic love, so perhaps this was only a matter of time: Florida resident...
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Why You Should Not Take a Selfie of Your Drug Deal
But how many “Likes” did it get before the cops intervened? Photo via As we all should know by now, there is zero privacy on the Internet, and the Facebook walls have lots and lots and lots of eyes....
View ArticleThe Substance.com Interactive Drugs-in-the-News Word Cloud
We built this automatically-updating interactive word cloud to help you keep tabs on the hottest topics in the field of drugs, addictions, drug policy and culture, harm reduction, treatment and...
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Graphic: Which Countries Have the Most Severe Screen Addiction?
Most of us are helplessly hooked on technology. From smartphones to laptops to the TV, our eyes are fixed on screens for an average of 6 hours and 50 minutes a day, according to a recent study. But the...
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Teen Dies at Chinese Military-Style Internet Addiction Rehab
Computer addicts line up for “treatment.” Photo via A teenager in a Chinese treatment center for Internet addiction has died and another has been seriously injured as the result of the center’s...
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Video: How Mobile Games Get Us Hooked
Photo via More and more people are switching from complex, state-of-the-art gaming console video games to simple games programmed for phones and other mobile devices. According to a new video (below)...
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A Buddhist Monk’s Advice on Kicking Technology Addiction
Kids examining smartphones at a Korean Buddhist monastery. Photo via Can’t go five minutes without checking your phone? Do you spend hours relentlessly scrolling through your Facebook feed and...
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Graphic: The Science of Mobile Gaming Addiction
If you’re hooked on a mobile phone game, you’re one of billions. There’s a reason these games are so addictive: they’re built to get you hooked. The mobile game industry is a multi-billion dollar...
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FBI Shuts Down Silk Road 2.0
Silk Road 2.0 was an online marketplace where Bitcoins could be used to purchase illegal drugs and other illicit items. Photo Via It’s the end of the road for Silk Road 2.0, a secretive online drugs...
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Graphic: Eight Ways To Beat Facebook Addiction
Facebook is one of the most heavily trafficked sites in the world with 1.32 billion monthly users. And for many of us, the land of status updates, link-sharing and “likes” has a vice-like grip on our...
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Graphic: Which Countries Are Most Addicted to the Internet?
The country most addicted to the Internet is Brazil, according to a new study from business consultancy A.T. Kearney. The study surveyed people who go online at least once a day, and found that 51% of...
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Photos: Inside a Chinese Online Gaming Addiction Rehab
These photos by award-winning photographer Fernando Moleres offer a window into China’s oldest Internet addiction treatment center, in Beijing. The facility, run by military doctor Toa Ren, has treated...
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Graphic: How Hooked Are We on Social Media?
It seems that everybody and their grandmother is on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and the rest these days. So it may be obvious that all this social networking is driving Internet addiction. But how...
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Tech Leaders Admit Smartphone Addiction Is a Problem
David Hayes, of Tumblr, says that he often goes weeks without his smartphone, something he calls going “back into the wild.” Photo Via The potentially destructive pull of smartphones and other...
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What is Substance Abuse and How Do I Find Treatment?
What is Substance Abuse? Most people have tried drugs. Some have tried them once. Others continue to use them recreationally with little consequences. And still many find themselves abusing drugs with...
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