Giving Up Social Media Sites Is Tough, Experts Contend

Giving up social media sites is tough, experts contend

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By KATHERINE BOYLE — The Washington Post. Nicki Minaj did it once. … Social media usage is increasingly classified as an addiction — researchers in Norway have made the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale to decipher just how addicted people can become …
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Neil Armstrong, Whitney Houston Are Among Notable Deaths of 2012

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The pop singer of hits such as “I Will Always Love You,” the biggest-selling single ever, whose career was plagued by drug abuse. Died Feb. 11 of accidental ….. An author whose self-help business books, including “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective …
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Top Ten Lesbian Newsmakers of 2012

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… campaign's attacks based on her sexuality and a viscous screed in the Washington Times that alleged Baldwin was a "radical lesbian" whose election would bring about "increased child abuse, higher rates of drug addiction and alcoholism, soaring …
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Synthetic drug activity dying down

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According to the first report on the substances from the federal government's Drug Abuse Warning Network, K2, Spice and other synthetic drugs that mimic a marijuana high sent 11,406 people — mostly teenagers and young adults — to the emergency room …
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NIDA’s Dr. Nora Volkow Answers Questions About Drugs Asked by Washington DC Public School Students – The Mentor Foundation held a National Drug Facts Day event at the Swedish Embassy with NIDA Director Nora Volkow answering questions from students from nearby Washington DC public schools. This video can also be viewed at: drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: newmedia.hhs.gov