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addiction8 hours ago•24 min saved

When loneliness meets status: a path to online shopping addiction

A study published in Deviant Behavior traces a four-stage sequence: loneliness prompts private coping through compensatory shopping, which then evolves into conspicuous consumption for social validation, culminating in online shopping addiction. Loneliness alone is not a direct cause; the chain leading to status signaling increases addiction risk. The research surveyed 364 Taiwanese online shoppers and used path analysis, but acknowledges limitations like cross-sectional data and cultural scope. The authors suggest longitudinal, cross-cultural work and platform-specific analyses to deepen understanding of how digital environments amplify these dynamics.

via PsyPost|

#addiction #compensatory-consumption #conspicuous-consumption

entertainment2 days ago•2 min saved

Euphoria’s Creator Opens Up About Fighting For Angus Cloud’s Sobriety

In a New York Times interview, Euphoria creator Sam Levinson says he fought hard to keep Angus Cloud sober after the actor’s 2023 overdose death; grief and fentanyl influenced Season 3 of Euphoria, which premieres April 12.

via Far Out Magazine|

#addiction #angus-cloud #entertainment

sports11 days ago•8 min saved

Lamar Odom: Surviving a Night That Could Have Ended Everything

Netflix’s Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom revisits the 2015 Nevada brothel episode and Odom’s long battle with addiction, portraying a life defined as much by trauma and fame as by resilience. The documentary—and Kardashian’s candid participation—casts a raw, unsentimental light on his past, rejects a tidy hero narrative, and shows a man who survived against the odds while still seeking meaning, grappling with past mistakes and striving to rebuild with his children and ongoing rehab.

via The Guardian|

#addiction #khloe-kardashian #lamar-odom

addiction15 days ago•23 min saved

Amygdala networks altered by smartphone overuse disrupt emotion regulation

A resting-state fMRI study of 72 college students finds that problematic smartphone use is linked to an imbalance in amygdala connectivity: the right amygdala shows stronger ties to the right temporal pole (involved in social-emotional processing) and weaker connections to the right thalamus, left precuneus (default mode network), and cerebellum, while the left amygdala shows increased connectivity with cognitive-control areas and reduced cerebellar links. These neural differences correlate with higher smartphone dependence and greater difficulty regulating negative emotions, suggesting an overactive emotional system paired with weaker cognitive regulation; however, the cross-sectional design prevents causal conclusions.

via PsyPost|

#addiction #amygdala-connectivity #default-mode-network

technology16 days ago•5 min saved

Addiction by Design: Jury Delivers Damages to Meta and Google Over Instagram and YouTube

A Los Angeles jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube are designed to be addictive, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages (Meta 70% and Google 30%) plus $3 million in punitive damages; TikTok and Snap settled before trial. The case, a landmark on design-induced addiction, challenges platform liability and Section 230 protections, signals a wave of bellwether lawsuits, and could lead to class actions, with Meta and Google planning appeals.

via The Conversation|

#addiction #bellwether #meta

health22 days ago•13 min saved

From 11 to 21: How Online Gambling Hooked a Generation of Teens

NBC News reports rising underage gambling risks, detailing cases like an 11-year-old who started with digital skins and a college student gambling 15 hours a day, to show how easy online betting has become for teens. The piece notes industry tactics, ad campaigns, and new platforms that normalize betting, and it highlights growing treatment needs and school or state-led prevention efforts as parents and educators struggle to address a problem that can lead to debt, neglect, and even thoughts of suicide.

via NBC News|

#addiction #gambling #health

entertainment24 days ago•37 min saved

Blake Fielder-Civil Rejects Full Blame for Amy Winehouse's Death, Asserts Amy Had Agency

Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband, says in a recent interview that he shouldn’t bear the sole blame for Winehouse’s death, arguing that Amy had agency and made her own choices. He acknowledges he introduced her to heroin and that they became addicts together, but maintains he wasn’t a dealer and that blaming him alone is unfair. He also notes Winehouse’s struggles occurred while they were young, that she remained a strong person, and that he’s now sober and in a healthier relationship. He spoke on the We Need to Talk podcast and reflected on his inability to attend her 2011 funeral due to his prison sentence.

via Yahoo News New Zealand|

#addiction #agency #amy-winehouse

science24 days ago•13 min saved

Dopamine in flux: rethinking the brain’s feel-good signal

Neuroscience is reevaluating dopamine beyond a simple reward signal as the once-dominant reward-prediction-error model faces challenges; new data show dopamine also encodes attention, threats, novelty, and action predictions, with some researchers proposing retrospective learning and broader theories, potentially reshaping understanding and treatment of ADHD and addiction.

via Nature|

#addiction #adhd #dopamine

health26 days ago•51 min saved

Addiction is not a moral failing or brain hijack — it's a complex, context-driven behavior

Addiction isn’t simply a moral failing or a hijacked brain; it’s a complex behavioral pattern shaped by social, economic, and psychological factors. The piece argues for moving beyond binary frames toward a humane view that preserves agency, explains cravings and withdrawal, and emphasizes medical, coping, and group-based strategies to support recovery.

via vox.com|

#addiction #brain-disease-model #health

culture27 days ago•23 min saved

Liza Minnelli Reclaims Her Narrative in a Candid Memoir

In her memoir Kids, Wait Till You Hear This One!, Liza Minnelli reflects on six standout moments—from childhood with Judy Garland and early Hollywood pressures to a dramatic engagement with Peter Sellers, a transformative collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys on the album Results, a comeback moment via Arrested Development, and a lifelong battle with substance use disorder—presenting the book as a bold effort to reclaim her story after the 2022 Oscars controversy.

via Rolling Stone|

#addiction #arrested-development #culture

technology28 days ago•7 min saved

Jury weighs Meta's role in a teen's Instagram struggle

Kaley, who spent up to 16 hours daily on Instagram, is at the center of a landmark Los Angeles suit accusing Meta and Google of harming a young user’s mental health by making social platforms addictive; the five‑week trial tests whether platforms can be held liable for addiction-like harms, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying. TikTok and Snapchat settled separately. Meta argues Kaley’s mental-health issues stem from her home life, while plaintiffs contend social‑media addiction played a major role. A verdict could reshape thousands of similar lawsuits and influence regulatory and public pressure on tech firms.

via BBC|

#addiction #instagram #kaley

technology29 days ago•7 min saved

First US trial questions if social apps are addictive, targeting Meta and YouTube

A six-week Los Angeles trial—the first to challenge social-media harms—features a plaintiff accusing Meta and YouTube of designing addictive features (endless scrolling, autoplay, likes) that harmed a 20-year-old. Meta and YouTube deny wrongdoing, citing parental controls and other factors in the plaintiff’s life. If the jury finds negligence and causation, damages could be awarded and influence numerous bellwether cases against the platforms; the trial has included executive testimony and leaked internal documents that question platform wellbeing efforts, making this a potential turning point for online safety regulation.

via The Guardian|

#addiction #meta #social-media

science29 days ago•6 min saved

Relapse Switch: PV Neurons Regulate Addiction Circuits

New findings show relapse in addiction results from a circuit-level imbalance in the prefrontal cortex: parvalbumin-positive (PV) inhibitory neurons act as a gate on the PFC-to-VTA reward pathway. Suppressing PV cells reduced cocaine-seeking in mice, while activating them sustained drug-seeking after withdrawal; the effect is specific to drug rewards, not sugar, and not observed in other inhibitory cells. This reveals a targetable mechanism for relapse and suggests precision therapies to rebalance this circuit.

via Neuroscience News|

#addiction #neural-circuits #parvalbumin-neurons

health1 month ago•4 min saved

GLP-1 Medications Tied to Broad Decrease in Addiction Risk Among Veterans

A VA-led cohort study of 606,434 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes found that GLP-1 medicines (including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound) are associated with a lower risk of developing substance use disorders across alcohol, opioids, nicotine, cocaine, cannabis and other substances—and with fewer hospitalizations, overdoses, and deaths among veterans who already have an addiction. The study also notes a 25% reduction in suicidal ideation. As observational research, it cannot prove causation, and results may reflect greater health engagement; randomized trials are underway, and GLP-1s are not yet approved as addiction treatments.

via Military.com|

#addiction #cohort-study #glp-1-drugs

entertainment1 month ago•12 min saved

Liza Minnelli Details a Cocaine-Fueled Affair With Scorsese on the New York, New York Set

Liza Minnelli says in her memoir that she and director Martin Scorsese had a volatile, cocaine-fueled affair in the mid-1970s during the filming of New York, New York; she describes escalating drug use on and off the set, Scorsese’s heated confrontations, and notes that he later fought his addiction, with their relationship eventually fading.

via HuffPost|

#addiction #cocaine #entertainment