http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:15420fbc1d4fe714b0286699eafd5d04 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/researchers-develop-work-addiction-self-test Has anyone ever told you that you need to cut down on the time you spend at work? Does your work negatively affect your health and do you get stressed if you can’t work as much as you ‘need’ to? Find out more about work addiction and take a sel... ]]> Work Addiction Self Test Workaholism Work Addiction Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:42:23 -0400 urn:syndication:0738e628b4830f6c345918902b145dcc http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/in-australia-naltrexone-now-approved-to-treat-problem-gambling Doctors in Australia can now prescribe the anti-addiction drug naltrexone as a treatment for problem gambling; but therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing are still suggested as the most effective treatments. ]]> Gamblers Anonymous Naltrexone Gambling Addiction Problem Gambling Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:22:43 -0500 urn:syndication:584d7284e01d32e93eef96b611c4eb5a http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/researchers-say-indoor-tanning-and-addiction-activate-same-parts-of-the-brain For habitual indoor tanners, settling down for a session of intense UV light activates the same pleasure areas of the brain that amp up after the use of alcohol or drugs or the consumption of high fat or sugar foods. ]]> Neuroscience Indoor tanning Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:38:35 -0400 urn:syndication:57d9053caef6ddd1b936771b7c520ef3 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/a-chinese-couple-sells-3-children-for-less-than-10-000-total-to-pay-for-gaming-addiction A young couple in South China is accused of selling all three of their children to raise money for online gaming. ]]> gaming Internet Addiction Internet Addiction Disorder Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:11:18 -0400 urn:syndication:e5a66393d223416ea58bb6f95b9d0d8a http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/chinese-researchers-say-internet-addiction-causes-grey-matter-atrophy-in-cerebral-cortex Research out of China shows that too much time spent playing games in front of a computer screen each day can actually rot your brain. Using MRI scans, researchers found grey matter atrophy in very heavy internet game players. ]]> Brain Internet Addiction gaming Internet Addiction Disorder Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:20:15 -0400 urn:syndication:3be20cfa656c6729ecae75feeb64dac6 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/15-year-old-boy-in-vietnam-murders-child-to-get-money-for-online-gaming.html A 15 year old Vietnamese boy lured his 7 year old neighbor into the jungle to pick fruit and then beat her to death with a rock so that he could steal her gold earrings. He needed the money to pay for his online gaming addiction. ]]> gaming Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:29:43 +0000 urn:syndication:43ca3647e6180dfc949a1318c49912fa http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/yale-university-researchers-say-1-in-25-american-teens-struggle-with-2018problematic-internet-usage2019.html Trying to get a handle on the scope of internet addiction in American today, Yale researchers questioned 10 000 Connecticut high school students about their online practices. They say that 4% of these teens are using the internet in ways that cause p... ]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 05:44:49 +0000 urn:syndication:c9fca6583292dc5fca8da6f3a6c63579 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/california-mom-slaps-5m-lawsuit-at-chuck-e-cheeses-for-teaching-children-to-gamble.html Debbie Keller, a San Diego mom of 2 preschool aged kids, says the popular children’s entertainment venue/restaurant chain, Chuck E. Cheese's, is more or less teaching children to gamble by using illegal gambling equipment , modified to the tastes o... ]]> Gambling Addiction Wed, 18 May 2011 10:17:06 +0000 urn:syndication:5effe19a919d5bb0b6ecf1f73019945e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/video-gamer-suing-game-maker-for-his-addiction-to-lineage-ii.html After playing 20 000 hours of the MMRPG within a 4 year period, Craig Smallwood became so addicted to the game that he could no longer function in the real world. He says the game makers should have warned him of the risks of addiction and so he’s ... ]]> video games Tue, 03 May 2011 08:11:56 -0500 urn:syndication:aa806bc92b97decf0d83f19d37a57dfd http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/can2019t-get-off-facebook-america2019s-first-technology-addiction-rehab-opens-for-business.html Has technology taken over your life? How about a 45 day techno-detox at America’s first internet addiction treatment facility, just outside of Seattle Washington? ]]> Addiction treatment Internet Addiction Facebook social networks Tue, 03 May 2011 08:07:09 -0500 urn:syndication:80f90bee527e461a0433323acaf64055 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/facebook-addiction-34-of-young-women-check-facebook-before-even-using-the-bathroom-in-the-morning.html Almost 40% of polled Facebook users say they’re addicted to the site – Many will check the site before going to the bathroom in the morning or wake up in the night to check for updates! ]]> Facebook Facebook Addiction Tue, 03 May 2011 07:54:55 -0500 urn:syndication:f94696a663a89db0aef30ba5dc0c6389 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/to-fight-internet-addiction-south-korea-considers-shutting-web-down-at-midnight-for-under-16s.html South Korea considers pulling the internet plug at midnight for computer gamers under the age of 16. ]]> Internet Addiction Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:13:24 +0000 urn:syndication:c3e69559773e2d381c60b2d2b1367493 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/suit-alleges-steve-wynn-lures-gamblers-with-prostitutes-and-drugs.html Clark County, WA -- "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis, who is being sued by the Wynn Casino for $2 million in gambling debts, filed a countersuit claiming that Wynn deceives high rollers with the help of alcohol, prostitutes and illegal drugs. ]]> Steve Wynn Joe Francis Las Vegas gambling Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:49 -0400 urn:syndication:cb4e94098880f817c6c0d22fb6bec0fa http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/chinese-doctor-cures-internet-addiction-with-electroshock-therapy-3000-teens-treated-so-far.html An internet addiction clinic in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong claims to have successfully treated 3000 game and internet addicted youths using electroshock therapy. ]]> Electroconvulsive Therapy Internet Addiction ECT China electroshock Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:49 -0400 urn:syndication:666bf4f7bd032cac6fbfb59c1f09be66 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/non-substance-addictions/british-psychiatrist-to-provide-therapy-while-in-game-to-players-of-world-of-warcraft.html Dr Richard Graham will lead a team of therapists deep into the mystical worlds of the online game, World of Warcraft, to reach socially isolated and addicted gamers. ]]> In-Game Therapy gaming Addiction World of Warcraft Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:52:49 -0400