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Web Porn Is Killing My Libido

Zounds! So this is what my ex-girlfriend meant when she said sex with me was akin to "carnal relations with an empty husk." Too much web porn! It's killing our libidos, lads, one frantically one-handed...

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This Gene Fuels Your Impulsive, Addicted Behavior… If You’re a Dude

Scientists wanted to know why a particular gene kept coming up in studies related to both addiction and obesity. The connection? Impulsivity. But only for men.

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Study: We Love Facebook Because It Tricks Us Into Thinking We’re Doing...

When you're perusing your Facebook account, your brain might be fooling you into thinking you're doing something incredibly creative and productive that will improve your life. If only that were true!

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Can LSD Cure Your Addictions?

You might not expect one of the most potent hallucinogens of all time to be useful in the treatment of addiction. But weirdly that's exactly what a new study shows.

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This Simple Test Can Tell If You’re a Facebook Addict

Cold sweats. Shortness of breath. Inability to concentrate. You’ve got withdrawal symptoms, and you’ve got them bad. There’s only one thing that can help, and that’s a long, hard hit of the blue stuff:...

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Your Porn Addiction Is Officially Bad For You

It seems, just like everything else, there really is such a thing as too much porn. According to researchers from the University of Sydney, watching too much smut can wreck your life; cause you to lose...

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A Video Game Designed to Help Doctors to Recognise Drug Abuse

At Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the doctors are training themselves with technology to better recognise the signs of addiction. A video game has been designed based on the research of Dr. Michael M....

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Babies Turn Mothers Into Facebook Addicts

You’d think that having a kid would make you spend more time in the real world with your new brood, but apparently not. According to new research, mothers actually spend much more time on Facebook...

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Do You Feel Trapped by Modern Technology?

The NY Times has an interesting trend piece about how big companies—especially Silicon Valley ones—are beginning to institute policies which encourage people to step back from the streams of...

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Researchers Might Have a Way to Beat Heroin Addiction

Morphine is just about the best painkiller out there, as any doctor or any person who’s ever been in an accident will tell you. There’s just one small problem—it’s incredibly addictive. But thanks to...

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How Pornography Addiction Works and Affects Your Life

For all the jokes, pornography addiction is a real and actual addiction. Really. Stop laughing. I’m serious. No, it’s— Look. Porn works like any other addictive substance: It re-wires your brain in...

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Do You Ever Sit Down to Piss Just So You Can Keep Fondling Your Phone?

Apparently, one quarter of men have coughed to doing it lady-like, and taking a seat instead of standing tall to take a leak, just so they can continue to use their damn phones. Has it really come to...

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Kick Your Pesky Cocaine Habit By Blasting Your Brain with Lasers

Have you ever had one of those days where you thought to yourself “Boy, I sure wish I didn’t have this sexy yet expensive cocaine addiction”? Fortunately for you, there could be a new solution on the...

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Russian Bears Are Hooked on Huffing Jet Fuel Until They Pass Out

In a display of blatant disregard for Nancy Reagan and her pleas to the contrary, Russia’s bears, no longer able to resist the sweet temptation of jet fuel, have a drug problem. More specifically, the...

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A New Vaccine Eats Cocaine “Like Pac-Man” to Kick Addiction

Cocaine addictions, which carry a notoriously high relapse rate, may have finally met their match in the form of a simple, long lasting booster vaccine. By combining particles that mimic the structure...

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