Internet Addiction: Signs You Need to Shut Down (Mental Health Guru)


 

Internet Addiction: Signs You Need to Shut Down (Mental Health Guru) – We all love the internet, but could a favorite pastime turn into a full blown addiction? http://mental.healthguru.com/

 

Why summer holidays are worse for children than ever

Filed under: internet addiction help

“Multiple structural changes” occur in adolescent brains who suffer “internet addiction” mainly a lack of goal-orientation and “reduced inhibition of inappropriate behaviour”. Some 2,500 children were studied in the journal Paediatrics to assess …
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'Porn Pastor' Craig Gross calls Anthony Weiner sexting scandal 'extreme

Filed under: internet addiction help

He has worked with hundreds of high profile celebrities and sports stars struggling with similar addictions. Gross tries to counsel them with practical suggestions like getting roommates on the road, downgrading their cell phones to limit internet use …
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Interest grows in New Zealand's designer drug law

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The number of new psychoactive substances rose from 166 at the end of 2009 to 251 by mid-2012, and the Internet is helping fuel sales, the UN report said. It found nearly 5 percent of Europeans between the ages of 15 and 24 had tried designer drugs …
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