Blinklife: How to Help Social Network Addicts
Blinklife: How to Help Social Network Addicts – Blinklife’s guide to leaving your online friends behind and reconnecting with the real world. blinklife.tv Written by Stephen Grant Animated by LSM (Tom Matuszewski)
Playing a dangerous game?
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Some Asian countries have implemented online gaming restrictions – including around age, length of sessions and spending – and some have also set up dedicated internet or gaming addiction treatment facilities, predominantly for teenaged boys and young …
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Is "nature's speedball" the latest South Florida drug craze?
Filed under: addiction help online
Readily available online, at tobacco and head shops, Kava bars and specialty stores, the plant is becoming increasingly popular: some use it recreationally, others use it to manage pain, depression and other ailments and some even use it to help them …
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Heart Association Says Social Media Can Help Combat Youth Obesity
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Several recent studies and initiatives suggest that social media could be a useful tool in helping prevent the spread of childhood obesity, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) published online today in the …
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From Twitter:
Online shopping is a for real addiction. I need help – by MeganLonghi (Megan Longhi)
From Twitter:
I may or may not help curb my online shopping addiction my filling up my cart, then quickly exciting but pretending I actually bought it all – by the_write_Tay (Taylor M. E. Leeder)
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i shouldnt be allowed to shop online.. its turned into a major addiction #help – by jessjesshorne (Jess Horne)