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Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

The Independent UK

Liza Minnelli's addiction began after Judy Garland's funeral

Liza Minnelli believes her descent into addiction began at her mother's funeral after her doctor prescribed her Valium to relax.

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Ultra-Processed Foods Are the New Tobacco?

You open a packet of chips and you tell yourself that you will eat a few but in 10 minutes it is all finished and you were not even that hungry but you were craving it. Is this situation familiar to you? This situation is experienced by most of us…

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Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them sexual predators and dangerous content

The Independent UK

Teens had ‘an addicts' narrative about their Instagram use’ — Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in trail which could reshape not just social media, but his AI and Ray-Ban XR dreams

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in social media addiction trial, which could have major ramifications for online platforms.

TechRadar

Italy weighs social media age limits as 77% of Italian teens say they're addicted to their phones

Italy warns of soaring digital addiction in teens, as experts link it to family and education problems and say bans on social media alone are not enough.

Euronews

A jury will soon decide if social media addictions are harming children. These families have already felt the pain

The bellwether trial against tech behemoths Meta and Google could set the course for the 1,600 other plaintiffs across the country

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Ketamine addiction making teenagers wet the bed, says UK’s first specialist clinic

Medics in Liverpool say intervention is needed to save children from ‘a miserable life’ of bladder problems

The Guardian - UK

Zuckerberg takes stand in social media trial as jury hears that he’s trained on how to avoid being ‘fake, robotic and corporate’

Wednesday’s court proceedings marked the first time Mark Zuckerberg has appeared at a civil trial

The Independent UK

Watch live as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg testifies at addiction trial

Watch live as Mark Zuckerberg is questioned about Meta’s impact on the mental health of young users at a social media addiction trial on Wednesday (18 February).

The Independent UK

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in trial over alleged social media harm to children

A 20-year-old woman going by the name KGM alleges in a lawsuit that her use of Meta and Google platforms as a child fostered depressive and suicidal thoughts.

Euronews

I've finally got my book addiction under control – how I became a more intentional book curator, and saved money and space in the process

How I went from book addict to intentional book buyer

Ideal Home

Why The Pitt's Handling Of Drug Addiction Is Really Hitting Home For Me

I hope Robby doesn't make the same mistake as me.

Cinemablend

Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause

For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption that capturing human attention is fair game.

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The Guardian - UK

Unpacking Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights: the best podcasts of the week

As Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation hits the screens, the historian Dominic Sandbrook takes a deep-dive into the novel’s dark themes. Plus, how to battle phone addiction

The Guardian - UK

I thought my powerlifter father was the strongest man in the world. But a secret steroid addiction took him – and us – to the brink

He didn’t look like a stereotypical ‘drug addict’, but when he fled to South Africa with all our savings it was obvious that is what he had become

The Independent UK

‘My ketamine addiction got me locked up in Japan – it isn’t the innocent party drug people think it is’

Izabel Rose said her five-month detention abroad was ‘traumatic’ but helped her overcome a dangerous ketamine addiction. She told Nicole Wootton-Cane she doesn’t want others to make the same mistakes she did

Cinemablend

TLC's My Strange Addiction Officially Went Too Far With Its Latest Episode (And Dirty Underwear Is Involved)

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The Times of India

‘I know this disease will kill me’: RFK Jr admits snorting cocaine off toilet seats, non-profit org calls on him to 'resign'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated he isn't afraid of germs due to past cocaine use, reflecting on his addiction battle. Critics, including Protect Our Care, are calling for his resignation, citing his unsuitability for the role. Kennedy's past drug offenses and vaccine skepticism have also drawn scrutiny.

Guitar World

“It didn’t work well at the time. Then it just became one of the most popular guitars ever made”: The latest in Gibson and Leo Scala’s Master Artisan Collection is a love letter to the O.G. Explorer – and our addiction to rare guitars

The legendary LA-based luthier digs into his reserves of korina for the '58 Addiction Explorer, 10 totally unique takes on the iconic Gibson electric

The Independent UK

RFK Jr tells podcaster Theo Von he’s not ‘scared of a germ’ as he used to ‘snort cocaine off toilet seats’

The health secretary made the remarks during a recent episode of ‘This Past Weekend’ in which they discussed their shared history of drug addiction

Fortune

Instagram boss reveals he’s paid $900K per year plus stock worth ‘tens of millions of dollars’ as he denies ‘addiction’ claims

The plaintiff’s lawyer in a landmark social media addiction trial tried to connect Adam Mosseri’s compensation to Instagram’s policy toward filters.

The Independent UK

Children’s social media addictions linked to mental health problems in new study

Lead author calls for restrictions on addictive social media app features

MyLifeXP

Are Smartphones Secretly Stealing Your Mind? India’s Hidden Digital Epidemic Exposed

India’s latest Economic Survey has raised alarms over rising digital addiction, warning that excessive use of smartphones, social media, and online gaming is silently reshaping lives. While technology brings opportunities for learning, work, and connection, compulsive screen use can harm mental health, productivity, sleep, and relationships. Doctors report young adults…

The Conversation

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of 2021, the most recent data available.

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