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Horses to the rescue of Korea's Internet-addicted teens
The Korean Riding Association has two therapy centers and about 50 people a day go through its programs to treat a range of issues such as depression, attention hyperactivity deficit disorder (ADHD) and internet addiction. The association plans to …
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Women's substance abuse center planned
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An Indianapolis hospital that focuses on substance abuse has announced plans to open a drug- and alcohol-treatment center for women at a secluded central Indiana site that its chief executive says will become one of only a …
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Help, I'm addicted to Facebook and Twitter
Recent research by the University of North Carolina found that we get a jolt of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with addiction, whenever someone likes a post or retweets us. People who can't tear themselves away are now starting to seek help: …
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Horses help cure Internet addiction in Korea
Horses help cure Internet addiction in Korea. DAUN KIM and EUNHYE SHIN, REUTERS January 10, 2013 3:23pm. Four months ago, the parents of a teenage South Korean girl were at their wits' end over her addiction to surfing the Internet for pornography.
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How to beat your demons, literally: Siberian psychologists thrash patients …
The painful treatment, which involves lashing addicts on the buttocks, could help cure drug-users such as Pete Doherty or anyone who has failed with other methods, its practitioners claim. However, 'the reaction of most people is predictable: to …
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Internet addiction can cause psychological disturbances
Current Psychiatry Reviews published a summary of research and practice on internet addiction treatment. Hilarie Cash, lead author of the summary and executive director of reSTART: Internet Addiction Recovery Programme in Washington state, believes …
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Students and Video Game Addiction
For the past six years as an administrator at a large community college, I've focused on developing workforce education programs that have helped hundreds of at-risk students succeed in college programs. …. “Given that college students are at the …
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