Tag: addiction
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Hooked on Gadgets
Read more: Hooked on GadgetsIn case you missed it, from the NYT: Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price about addiction to computers, cell phones, etc. Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information…While many people…
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Taking on Gaming Addiction
Read more: Taking on Gaming AddictionNYT: South Korea Expands Aid for Internet Addiction. Thanks partly to government counseling programs, the estimated number of teenagers with symptoms of Internet addiction has steadily declined, to 938,000 in 2009, from more than a million in 2007, the Ministry of Public Administration and Safety said in April. But the number of addicts in their…
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L.A. Rehab Blog
Read more: L.A. Rehab BlogWhat goes on at an L.A. rehab? One way to get a sense of it, read the rehab’s blog. No such thing? Not so: Here’s one from Beit T’Shuvah. (If you find others, please let me know.)
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12-Step Meetings in Los Angeles
Read more: 12-Step Meetings in Los AngelesBuilding a list of 12-step groups, with websites and phone numbers, on the resources page. Another bigger–but possibly outdated–list is here. See something crucial missing? Please let me know. Here, in the meantime, are the biggies: Alcoholics Anonymous: (323) 936-4343 www.lacoaa.org Cocaine Anonymous: (310) 216-4444 www.ca4la.org Narcotics Anonymous: (818) 773-9999 www.todayna.org Al-Anon: (818) 760-7122 www.alanonla.org…
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Social Media Addiction
Read more: Social Media AddictionCollege students are hooked on Facebook, et al. Didn’t really take a study, but… According to researchers, students describe their feelings when they have to abstain from using media in literally the same terms associated with drug and alcohol addictions: in withdrawal, frantically craving, very anxious, extremely antsy, miserable, jittery, and crazy.