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Worldcrunch » addiction

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A child plays a game on a cellphone with an image of the Fortnite game on the computer screen in the background.
Societychildren

Casinos For Kids? Video Games As A Gateway To Gambling Addiction

by Ana Zarzalejos Vicens September 14, 2025September 12, 2025
Societycocaine

Inside Ketamine’s Strange Comeback As A “Lifestyle” Drug

by Matthias Kreienbrink July 16, 2025July 17, 2025
In The Newsaddiction

Smartphone Bans In Schools Might Not Help Teen Mental Health After All

by Joshua Cohen June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Photo of a person handlig a crack pipe
Societysocial workers

Inside Zurich’s “Consumption Rooms” — Built By The City For People To Smoke Crack

by Paul Hildebrandt and Gabriele Magro January 30, 2025May 24, 2025
photo of kid with smartphone
Societychildren

Screen Time And Child Brain Development — Here’s The Latest Research

by Wenke Husmann January 10, 2025May 24, 2025
A photograph of a woman trying to sleep in a bed.
Societyhealth

Meds, Melatonin, Mind? How To Dig Deeper For Better Sleep

by Bente Lubahn October 13, 2024May 24, 2025
Here's Why Your Smartphone Never Appears In Your Dreams
Futuresocial media

Here’s Why Your Smartphone Never Appears In Your Dreams

by Laura Sophia Jung and Bethany Wright September 11, 2024May 23, 2025
Man gambling his life away
Societymental health

Money In My Pockets? One Man’s Descent Into Gambling Addiction

by Stefano D'Andrea August 29, 2024May 23, 2025
Tik Tok supporters are seen outside the U.S. Capitol before the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok in the U.S.
Futureindia

TikTok Fears Over China Miss The Real Danger: All Social Media

by Pierre Haski March 28, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a young boy on a tablet
Societyfatherhood

Screen Time, Managing A Father-And-Son Addiction

by Ignacio Pereyra February 6, 2024May 23, 2025
​People using phone while standing
Futuretechnology

AI Chatbots, Smartphones, Robots: Our “Digital Teddy Bears” Carry A Dark Side

by Stefano Lupieri January 13, 2024May 24, 2025
A photo of hands holding onto a smartphone
Ideasnetflix

Look At This Crap! The “Enshittification” Theory Of Why The Internet Is Broken

by Manuel Ligero December 2, 2023May 24, 2025
Colombia Celebrates Its Beloved Drug For The Ages, Coffee
Societycolombia

Colombia Celebrates Its Beloved Drug For The Ages, Coffee

by Alidad Vassigh September 30, 2022May 19, 2025
Saving The Planet Is Really A Question Of Dopamine
In The Newsscience

Saving The Planet Is Really A Question Of Dopamine

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank October 22, 2021May 19, 2025
Social Media Ban For Teens? A Free-Market Philosopher Makes The Case
In The Newstechnology

Social Media Ban For Teens? A Free-Market Philosopher Makes The Case

by Gaspard Koenig September 29, 2021November 20, 2025
Highway To Hell? Portuguese Priest Steals From Church To Buy 19 Cars
Societyreligion

Highway To Hell? Portuguese Priest Steals From Church To Buy 19 Cars

by Clémence Guimier May 11, 2021May 19, 2025
'Isolation can be catastrophic for drug users.'
In The Newshealth

Why COVID-19 Is Hitting Drug Addicts So Hard

by Bethany Wright April 9, 2020May 24, 2025
Opioids, a worldwide scourge
In The Newsunited states

Opioids, The Epidemic Spreads Around The World

by Ayaz Ali March 22, 2019May 24, 2025
When mixed with cannabis or alcohol, karkoubi can spark violent episodes that the user may not always remember.
In The Newspoverty

Potent New ‘Rambo’ Drug Finds Fertile Ground In Casablanca

by Samantha Dooley March 18, 2018May 22, 2025
iAddict
In The Newstechnology

You Are A User: How Silicon Valley Turns Your Smartphone Into A Drug

by Worldcrunch January 12, 2018May 20, 2025
The Iranian authorities burned more than 50,000 kg of drugs in 2014
In The Newsiran

Drug Use Doubles In Iran, But True Numbers May Be Even Higher

by Alidad Vassigh June 28, 2017May 22, 2025
An altercation with police in the 'Crackland' of Sao Paulo in February
In The Newsbrazil

Welcome To ‘Cracolandia,’ São Paulo’s Roving Drug Bazaar

by Marc Alves June 18, 2017May 22, 2025
Authorities in Punjab region burn seized narcotics in November
In The Newsindia

India’s Punjab State Plagued By Opiate Addiction

by Worldcrunch Contributor March 9, 2017May 22, 2025
A tap away
Futurebrazil

That Day In Brazil When WhatsApp Didn’t Work

by Worldcrunch May 4, 2016May 22, 2025
Exercising at Zanzibar's Detroit Sober House
Societyaddiction

A Trip To Rehab With Zanzibar’s Heroin Addicts

by Worldcrunch August 17, 2015May 22, 2025
In Amsterdam
Ideashealth

Teen Marijuana Use And The Risks Of Psychosis

by Justine De Almeida May 3, 2015May 24, 2025
At China Young Mental Development Base
Societychina

China’s Military-Style Rehab For Teen Addicts Of Gaming, Chat And Cybersex

by Patrick Randall March 24, 2015May 22, 2025
A "Defense of the Ancients" character
Societyaddiction

Teenager’s Murder Leads Philippine Village To Ban Video Game

by Patrick Randall February 20, 2015May 22, 2025
Kids at a digital detox camp near Sao Paulo
Futurebrazil

In Brazil, Where Parents Send Kids To Digital Detox Camps

by Worldcrunch January 22, 2015May 22, 2025
Germany's states of Bavaria and Saxony are being flooded with the drug.
bloghealth

Crystal Meth, Drug Of Choice Of The ‘Selfie Generation’

by Bertrand Hauger December 7, 2014May 24, 2025
Synthetic Drugs A Growing Problem In Iran
blogiran

Synthetic Drugs A Growing Problem In Iran

by Liz Garrigan August 21, 2014May 22, 2025
No-mobile-phone-phobia can be a dangerous fear ...
Futuretechnology

Addicted To Your Mobile Phone? You Might Be A Nomophobe

by Emily Liedel September 13, 2013May 22, 2025
Virtual roulette wheel, real debt
blogunited kingdom

The Scourge Of Slots In The UK, And The Internet Billionaire Cashing In

by Liz Garrigan September 8, 2013May 22, 2025
Let it go
Futuregermany

When Computer-Game Addiction Calls For In-Patient Care

by Bertrand Hauger September 1, 2012May 24, 2025

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