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Two men appear in court for drugging boy and using him as a sex slave
3 days, 1 hour ago

Two men appear in court for drugging boy and using him as a sex slave

NL Times  

The Public Prosecution Service suspects three people of sexually abusing a boy for years after first getting him addicted to GBH and ketamine. The prosecutor announced during the first public hearing that the victim is a homosexual who grew up in a religious family and would often run away from home in his teenage years. According to the OM, the …

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DEAR CAROLINE: My husband is addicted to his mobile... and it's driving us apart
2 weeks, 6 days ago

DEAR CAROLINE: My husband is addicted to his mobile... and it's driving us apart

Daily Mail  

Q I’m dreading the festive season as it means spending time with my husband. He’s wedded to his phone, either obsessively watching the news or engrossed in work emails – even playing games. Please don’t tell me I was wrong to do this – I needed to know why he seems uninterested in me. Explain calmly that you know he …

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More men are addicted to the ‘crack cocaine’ of the stock market
2 weeks, 6 days ago

More men are addicted to the ‘crack cocaine’ of the stock market

Live Mint  

A new type of addict is showing up at Gamblers Anonymous meetings across the country: investors hooked on the market’s riskiest trades. ‘Hi, my name is Mitch’ More than 30 people interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, many of whom regularly attend GA meetings, said they’ve struggled with compulsive gambling in financial markets. “Hi, my name is Mitch, and I’m …

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America's addicted to the “destruction narrative”
1 month ago

America's addicted to the “destruction narrative”

Salon  

The Age of Trump is a symptom of much deeper and older problems in American society and life. Anti-intellectualism, hostility to expertise and science and an embrace of conspiracism have become a defining feature of the American right-wing and “conservatives” in the Age of Trump and the country’s democracy crisis. Thus the ominous question that looms over so much of …

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Man, addicted to alcohol, slits wife's throat with sword in UP's Banda
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man, addicted to alcohol, slits wife's throat with sword in UP's Banda

Hindustan Times  

A man allegedly killed his wife over some dispute by slitting her throat with a sword in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, a police official said on Monday. According to Station House Officer Sandeep Kumar, the 33-year-old accused Deepu Singh was addicted to alcohol and he had some tiff with his wife Priyanka, news agency PTI reported. Kumar said that when …

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North Korean soldiers addicted to porn after getting unrestricted internet access in Russia
2 months ago

North Korean soldiers addicted to porn after getting unrestricted internet access in Russia

Hindustan Times  

North Korean soldiers, fighting Ukraine alongside Russia have reportedly grown addicted to porn after getting unrestricted internet access. As Moscow-North Korea ties get stronger, Russia deployed more than 7,000 North Korean soldiers to Ukraine border. 7,000 North Korean soldiers in Ukraine “We’re focused on the more serious aspects of North Korea’s involvement, if any, in Russia’s military operations. As Moscow-North …

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Help! I'm addicted to Deliveroo
2 months ago

Help! I'm addicted to Deliveroo

Daily Mail  

For most people, Deliveroo has become the go-to for a takeaway. And Brits seemingly can’t get enough of it, with Deliveroo’s UK turnover topping £2 billion last year. Deliveroo has just released a list of its most ordered items, and it’s left lots of customers scratching their heads. While most people slave over their healthy dishes and order a greasy …

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Childhood Trauma and Addiction to Short-Form Video Content: A Psychological Perspective
2 months, 1 week ago

Childhood Trauma and Addiction to Short-Form Video Content: A Psychological Perspective

Hindustan Times  

The allure of short-form video content stems from its ability to provide instant dopamine rushes, a hormone associated with pleasure and reward. However, this addiction can become problematic, especially for individuals with adverse childhood experiences. The short-form content provides a temporary escape from their emotional distress, diverting their attention from the underlying problems. This can lead to a cycle of …

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Workplace culture one of the leading contributors to work addiction, preliminary research finds
2 months, 1 week ago

Workplace culture one of the leading contributors to work addiction, preliminary research finds

ABC  

When Deborah Tyson opened her first business at the age of 24, the thrill of having her own designer company led her to develop unhealthy working habits. 'You only have so many cognitive and emotional resources' Australian research lead Rachael Potter from the University of South Australia said work culture was a leading contributor to work addiction. "In terms of …

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How Britain became addicted to spending
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How Britain became addicted to spending

The Telegraph  

Following the Government’s frequent warnings about the dire state of public finances, as well as the “worst economic inheritance since the Second World War”, households are fully primed for a series of tax raids in next week’s Budget. However, despite the Chancellor’s drastic need for cash, what might surprise voters is that tax revenues flowing into the Treasury are already …

Bihar Boy Swallows Keys, Nail Cutters, Knife Under Addiction For Mobile
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Boy Swallows Keys, Nail Cutters, Knife Under Addiction For Mobile

News 18  

In a shocking and bizarre incident, a boy in Bihar’s Motihari narrowly survived after he swallowed several metal items, including a bunch of keys, two nail cutters and a knife, as he was addicted to social media and online gaming. According to News18 Hindi, the incident is of a boy of Motihari’s Chandimari locality, who is addicted to smartphone, online …

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Shocking! ’Game addicted’ class 10 Pune boy jumps to death from 14th floor
5 months, 1 week ago

Shocking! ’Game addicted’ class 10 Pune boy jumps to death from 14th floor

Live Mint  

A 16-year-old boy, allegedly influenced by an online game, has died by suicide after jumping from the 14th floor of a residential building in Pimpri Chinchwad city near Pune. Pune police, citing the minor’s parent, said the initial police investigations revealed that the victim, a class-10 student, had been increasingly addicted to online games in the past few months, isolating …

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Kerala police skeptical of online gaming link in teen’s suspected suicide
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala police skeptical of online gaming link in teen’s suspected suicide

New Indian Express  

“He was wearing a raincoat with the hood on, the mouth was sealed and the hands were tied to the back. From talking to his parents and relatives, we got the picture that the boy was addicted to online games,” Dileep said, calling for a detailed investigation. He had a craze for mobile phone games, like many of his peers, …

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Which countries are highly addicted to smartphones? Detailed list
6 months, 1 week ago

Which countries are highly addicted to smartphones? Detailed list

India TV News  

Smartphones have become an inseparable part of human life, where everything is being handled by a small handy device, which could also be considered as an extended hand. A recent big update surfaced regarding smartphone addiction and a research report revealed the countries where people are addicted to smartphones across the world. McGill University, World of Statistics Citing the research …

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'Addicted' To F&O Trading, Engineering Student Loses Rs 46 Lakh In Stock Market
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Addicted' To F&O Trading, Engineering Student Loses Rs 46 Lakh In Stock Market

News 18  

There has been substantial growth in the participation of retail traders in futures and options trading. “Yesterday I filed one ITR of a 3rd year BTech student whose income is ZERO but loss from F&O is 26 lacs. Yesterday I filed one ITR of a 3rd year BTech student whose income is ZERO but loss from F&O is 26 lacs. …

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Elon Musk breaks silence on ‘Starlink got Amazon tribe addicted to porn’ claim, drags New York Times in latest post
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk breaks silence on ‘Starlink got Amazon tribe addicted to porn’ claim, drags New York Times in latest post

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has broken his silence on widely-reported claims that a remote Amazon tribe got addicted to pornography after the arrival of Starlink internet. The reports stemmed from a New York Times article by journalist Jack Nicas, who painted a picture of a remote tribe left divided by the arrival of Starlink service last year. The New York Times on …

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Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?
7 months, 1 week ago

Can you really be ‘addicted’ to dating apps?

The Independent  

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Classmates extort ₹23 lakh, 300g gold from school student addicted to online gambling
8 months, 1 week ago

Classmates extort ₹23 lakh, 300g gold from school student addicted to online gambling

Hindustan Times  

Four people were arrested and two minors detained for allegedly extorting jewellery and cash worth ₹41 lakh from a Class 10 student of a private school in Bengaluru by threatening to inform his parents about his addiction to online gaming, police said on Wednesday after recovering 302 grams of gold and ₹23.5 lakh from the accused. Several countries have begun …

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Esther Ghey: Brianna was addicted to social media – teenagers need to be protected from smartphones
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Esther Ghey: Brianna was addicted to social media – teenagers need to be protected from smartphones

The Independent  

The mother of murdered schoolgirl Brianna Ghey says social media use left her daughter addicted to her phone and vulnerable, as she called on the government to do more to protect children from online harm. The mother of murdered schoolgirl Brianna Ghey says social media use left her daughter addicted to her phone and vulnerable Making the case for stricter …

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The scary reason why Australia is addicted to high immigration - here's what the alternative is
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The scary reason why Australia is addicted to high immigration - here's what the alternative is

Daily Mail  

Australia is addicted to high immigration so it can have more working-age people to tax as couples have fewer children and the population ages, a government report says. Treasury has warned the alternative to high immigration would be even higher income taxes, as those over 70 made up a bigger share of the population in coming decades. The working-age component …

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The Crown claims Diana was addicted to drama and scandal – but is the condition real?
1 year, 1 month ago

The Crown claims Diana was addicted to drama and scandal – but is the condition real?

The Independent  

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16-year-old addicted to mobile games dies by suicide after father takes away phone
1 year, 1 month ago

16-year-old addicted to mobile games dies by suicide after father takes away phone

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A 16-year-old boy who was addicted to playing video games hanged himself after his father took away his smartphone. On November 16, he had a heated argument with his father after he was told to stop playing games on his smartphone and focus on his studies. Police officers said his father then took away his cell phone as he …

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If We’re Addicted to Technology, What’s the Cure?
1 year, 2 months ago

If We’re Addicted to Technology, What’s the Cure?

Slate  

A response to Julián Herbert’s “Void.” On Tuesday, 33 states filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, “has harnessed powerful and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens.” A central allegation in the suit is that “by algorithmically serving content to young users according to variable reward schedules, Meta …

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Ban on disposable vapes to stop children becoming addicted
1 year, 3 months ago

Ban on disposable vapes to stop children becoming addicted

The Telegraph  

Disposable vapes will be banned to stop children becoming addicted to the devices under government proposals to be unveiled as early as next week. Prof Sir Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has said: “If you smoke, vaping is much safer; if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and marketing to children is utterly unacceptable.” A call to evidence was issued …

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