Addiction is defined as uncontrollably seeking out pleasure or reward, despite negative consequences. Many people consider addiction to be a “disease” or something that they’ll have to battle for the rest of their lives. While it is impossible to become addicted to something you never try, individuals with pleasure-seeking personalities, reward deficiency syndrome, and mood …
As of 2013, there were over 500 million people using Facebook and roughly half of all users log-in to the social media platform on a daily basis. It is clearly the most popular social media platform compared to others like Twitter and LinkedIn. The average person on Facebook has over 100 friends and spends over …
Are there certain foods that you are unable to stop eating? Research conducted by Connecticut College shed some light on the addictive nature of sugary foods. For their particular study, they decided to use “America’s Favorite Cookie,” the Oreo. Their findings weren’t that surprising to people who already know the fact that Oreos and other …
The least addictive drugs are ones that provide the user with minimal or no pleasure, and have low ratings of psychological and physical dependence. If we wanted to get technical, we could say that something simple like Tylenol is the least addictive drug and list various antibiotics. I’m sure there are plenty of prescription drugs …
Recently I wrote an article documenting the most addictive drugs based on a study conducted in 2007 by David Nutt. The study also included some newer findings from an undocumented Dutch study that some news websites had published. In both the study by David Nutt and the Dutch study, the most addictive drug in the …
The technical definition of a drug is “any chemical substance that affects the central nervous system.” Determining the most addictive drugs has been a challenge for researchers and results have been controversial throughout the years. Additionally agreeing on a proper definition for “addiction” and criteria by which it can be measured is somewhat difficult. The …
When thinking of the term “addiction” many people associate it with drugs. Thinking of an “addict” often brings forth images of someone in the streets looking for their next fix of heroin or cocaine. While addiction to illicit drugs is a common problem, the term “addiction” is not limited to only illicit street drugs. In …