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24-Hour Hotline Launched for People Using Alone

Medically Assisted Telephone –  December 10,  2020 - New Yorkers who are using drugs alone, and who would like someone…

4 years ago

Woman’s Overdose Death Shocks Family

Not another statistic –   December 11th, 2020 - After getting clean, she started working there and helped other women…

4 years ago

The Social Media Addiction Bubble

Thumbs Down –  Nov. 30, 2020 - The September debut of “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix sounded this alarm for…

4 years ago

This therapist fights online toxicity, one TikTok video at time

Scrolling for Sanity –   November 27, 2020 - The thought of joining TikTok last year made clinical psychologist Julie…

4 years ago

My Husband Is Porn Addict in Recovery

Thank you for not sharing –  Nov. 14, 2020 - “I gave in to my craving and watched porn,” he…

4 years ago

Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for

LISTEN – Check their phones daily –   Nov. 9, 2020 -  Screen Addiction While almost every parent stresses over…

4 years ago

24-hour heroin ‘hotline’ — staffed by drug dealers busted on Chicago’s West Side

The Ultimate Call Center –  Nov. 16, 2020 - Investigators also tapped Bryant’s phone and allegedly recorded him angered at…

4 years ago

Online sports betting expands

Know where to find addiction help –  Nov. 6, 2020 - Whyte said gambling addiction looks very similar to other…

4 years ago

How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying

With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One…

4 years ago

Signs of Screen Addiction in Kids

Childhood CANCELLED –  Oct. 29, 2020 - Social media apps, movies, games all add up to increasing your child’s time…

4 years ago

Documentary explores addiction to social media

We tweet, we like, and we share... – Oct 9, 2020 - Director Jeff Orlowski (“Chasing Ice,” “Chasing Coral”) devotes…

4 years ago

Rural moms recovering from addiction struggle to stay connected during pandemic

Dial Up? – Sep. 25, 2020 - With the pandemic putting programs like these on hiatus, patients like Megan, who…

4 years ago

Ex-Facebook and Pinterest exec explains tech addiction dangers

WATCH – Like, Wow, Sad, Love –   Sep. 25, 2020 - “Most people think they spend two hours a…

4 years ago

8 Encouraging Apps for Overcoming Addiction

Tap before you pick up –  Sept. 12, 2020 - Pocket Rehab is filled with familiar tools, but all of…

4 years ago

WATCH NOW!

WATCH – A Webinar Affair to Remember Chasing the News...Stone Cold Sober! with Dr. Tian Dayton, William Cope Moyers, Ryan Hampton, Courtney…

4 years ago

Agency chosen by Sober Grid for addiction-recovery support campaign

Phoning it in? –   August 20, 2020  - Ascent, a subsidiary of Sober Grid Inc. in Boston, has been…

4 years ago

Screen addiction causes children to lose ability to draw

And to think... –   August 16, 2020 - Bekaroglu said “addiction” in children emerges by the age of 4,…

4 years ago

Psychological Exploration of Zoom Fatigue

You have entered the Zoom Zone – July 26, 2020 - Moreover, how that social interaction happens seems to matter.…

4 years ago

Technology And Pornography Addiction: Three Leading Factors

Hands Off! – July 23, 2020 - Since pornography has moved from physical goods like video cassettes and magazines to…

4 years ago

Study links addictive smartphone use to altered brain activity

Everything but actually talking – JULY 12, 2020 - “We employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate cue-related activity…

4 years ago

Addiction recovery: telehealth has pros and cons

Or just cons? –  June 25, 2020 - “It has made treatment available to some people who otherwise wouldn’t be…

4 years ago

Man pursuing online idea to connect people to addiction recovery programs anytime

Innovate, don’t isolate –  JUN 17, 2020  - The coronavirus pandemic gave Sanders a new perspective on how to reach…

4 years ago

Experts say ‘overdose app’ not enough to save lives in opioid crisis

Canadian Optimism – June 12, 2020 - On its site, Lifegaurd Digital Health states that it, “has documented at least…

4 years ago

Digital First: Effects of social media addiction, “doomscrolling”

We rely on "doomscrolling" –  June 10, 2020 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the State of Connecticut Sharry L.…

4 years ago

Quarantine may lead to wider social media addiction

LIKE ME LIKE ME LIKE ME –  April 2020 - One Rutgers student said that since going into quarantine, she…

5 years ago

Psychiatrists Count on Teletherapy to Reach Isolated Patients

Face to FaceTime Therapy –  April 9, 2020 - There are now also even fewer in-person treatment options for some…

5 years ago

America’s having nervous breakdown. Can telemedicine fix it?

It Will Take More Than That –  April 9, 2020 - For therapists, there’s an added challenge of building trust…

5 years ago

The Digital Burnout Was Coming. The Pandemic Is Expediting It

Fresh Air? –  April 10, 2020 -  A Love Story, out now, chronicles author Casey Schwartz’s lifelong obsession with humanity’s…

5 years ago

Online Help to Stay Sober

Let Your Fingers Do the Walking –   March 26, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has put severe stress on…

5 years ago

How Video Conferencing Saved My Sanity—And My Wardrobe

Some priorities don’t wear off –  March 17, 2020 - And then the Zoom meeting request came from my boss.…

5 years ago