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How often do you workout? Proper exercise definitely requires commitment, but a healthy commitment. When does that commitment go too far?
According to Everydayhealth.com, exercise can easily turn itself into an addiction. Like any addiction they have red flags. A few signs:
* Withdrawing from normal situations, becoming strangely irritated
* Not as tolerant as before, needs increasing amounts of exercise over time
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If you are trying to quit smoking or have quit in the past, you know it’s not an easy task. There are various methods out there to try and help you kick the habit, such as the patch, gum, or perhaps you have the willpower to quite cold-turkey. There is also acupuncture, which can be extremely helpful when trying to quit. With nicotine being “as addictive as heroin, cocaine and alcohol,” acupuncture is sometimes a court mandated treatment for drug addicts “because of its ability to reduce cravings and alleviate withdrawal symptoms,” reports AcuFinder.com.
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Recently, there have been reports showing that people can become addicted to tanning beds and junk food, and now a new study has revealed that many college students are addicted to the internet, “showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions,” reports Reuters. As a college student I can definitely relate; I would like to think that I am not addicted, but I do know that if I leave my iPhone at home, or have no internet connection I feel disconnected from the world and feel like something’s missing. It’s almost like a sense of security and comfort to be able to look down at my phone at any moment and have the internet right there at my fingertips.
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According to new research, people who regularly use tanning beds meet the typical addiction criteria. Also, according to HealthDay.com, a proportion of people who repeatedly bask under sun lamps who meet the standard criteria for addiction reported higher levels of anxiety and substance use. There may be hope though for hard-core tanning bed users; experts say if people truly are addicted to using tanning beds, then addiction treatments might actually help prevent skin cancer.
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First of all, if you haven’t already, do not pick up a cigarette. Don’t let this addicting, fatal habit consume your life. For those of you who are struggling to quit know how hard it is to kick this habit. Nicotine is powerfully addictive and close to impossible to quit cold turkey. There are several ways to help quit smoking; gum, psycho-analysis, drugs, etc.
Health.com has provided some ‘outside the box’ ways to shut the door on this morbid addiction:
1. Detach emotionally- physically bury your pack of cigarettes
2. Challenge yourself- if someone bet you couldn’t stop, wouldn’t that give you the extra push to quit?
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It’s not an easy task to quit smoking, but it is an easy habit to pick up and those who are depressed are much more likely to start. HealthDay.com reports that the connection between smoking and depression is very strong and very real. In general, adults are more likely to smoke, but “people aged 20 and older with depression are twice as likely as others to be cigarette smokers,” report the researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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We all know cigarettes aren’t good for you, yet, people continue to smoke. Because menthol cigarettes have a minty taste, health advocates say these cigarettes could possibly be more addicting than regular cigarettes. “A committee of outside experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration began hearing data on menthol’s impact on smokers’ use and health,” and is due to issue a report by March 2011, reports Lisa Richwine from Reuters.
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According to JoAnne Allen from Reuters, a new study revealed that over indulging on junk food might be just as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, which then could lead to compulsive eating and obesity. The study used animals, which means the findings cannot be “directly applied to human obesity, but researchers say the findings “may help in understanding the condition and in developing therapies to treat it,” reports Allen.
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Inhalants such as aerosol computer cleaners, glue, hair sprays, paint solvents and gasoline are used by many pre-teens to get high. It is more common for 12-year-olds to get high from inhalants rather than other drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens. According to HealthDay.com, more 12-year-olds have used inhalants to get high than all these other drugs combined. These inhalants can be deadly, yet almost seven percent of 12-year-olds say they have sniffed inhalants to get high. “Huffing” or sniffing these drugs can cause sudden death from cardiac arrest, and people who use these products to get high take the risk of getting addicted.
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