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First Case of Google Glass Addiction Treated
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 15, 2014 10:45 AM EDTAccording to the doctors, the man checked in to the Navy's Substance Abuse and Recovery Program to get treatment for alcoholism and for Internet addiction disorder linked to Google Glass.
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Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Common in Youth Treated for Substance Abuse
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 02, 2014 12:32 PM EDTResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that many adolescents who were being treated for outpatient substance use disorder had signs of cannabis withdrawal.
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App can Determine Severity of Tremors Caused by Alcohol-Withdrawal
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 29, 2014 12:06 PM EDTResearchers from the University of Toronto created app that can measure tremor strength to help doctors determine the severity of the tremors.
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MA has Tripled the Nation’s Rate of Drug-Addicted Infants
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 20, 2014 10:39 AM EDTAccording to a new report, the rate of drug-addicted infants born in MA is alarmingly high.
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Drinking Coffee Can Lower Risk of Suicide
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 25, 2013 02:46 PM EDTResearchers found that drinking coffee every day could lower one's risk of suicide. http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15622975.2013.795243
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Caffeine Withdrawal Added as a Mental Disorder
By Cheri Cheng | May 31, 2013 01:01 PM EDTThe American Psychiatric Association's newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) added caffeine withdrawal as a mental illness.
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Internet Addiction May Cause Withdrawal Similar to Drug Addiction
By Makini Brice | Feb 20, 2013 01:35 PM ESTThe people who had previously been flagged for Internet addiction reported increased negative moods when they were not on the Internet.
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Researchers Find Plant Compound Effective in Making Drug Withdrawal Bearable
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Jan 28, 2013 08:09 AM ESTResearchers, trying to develop treatments to help people get over their drug addictions, have found that a mixture derived from a tree found in Southeast Asia can wean people off drugs.
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Stopping High-Fat Diet Has Similar Affects as Drug Withdrawal
By Drishya Nair | Dec 13, 2012 01:43 PM ESTScientists from the University of Montreal in a new study suggest that those who let go of a high-fat diet are more likely to be vulnerable to a cycle of bingeing and fasting, due to chemical changes caused in the brain. The researchers suggest that going on a diet could have similar effects on the brain as drug withdrawal.
