By Carlos Solis |Staff Writer| Addiction can range from the constant abuse of a substance to any activity that may harm your health or your mind. I believe society doesn’t treat or care for any kind of addiction in a proper manner, and it is slowly killing our humanity. “Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance or engages in an activity that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health,” according to psychologytoday.com. In the United states, fourty-four people die from overdose of prescription pain killers every day, according to … [Read more...] about We should fight addiction
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Smart phone use tied to cycle of depression
By Anna Gonzales |Staff Writer| Much like a variety of substance addictions, cell phone addiction may be an attempt at mood repair,” according to researchers James A. Roberts, Chris Pullig, and Chris Manolis. New research from Baylor University suggests that people who constantly check their phone may be linked to depression. People check their phones on average 150 times throughout the day, according to the Kleiner Perkins Caufiled and Byers’s annual Internet Trends report. Constant searches through e-mails, social media sites, and the internet “may act as pacifiers for the unstable individual distracting him or herself from the worries of the day and providing solace from … [Read more...] about Smart phone use tied to cycle of depression