is there already a research conducted about "freindster addiction?"?
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I can't seem to find it but, On Thursday December 1st, The New York Times had a lead story in the ThursdayStyles section on internet addiction. The article comes from Redmond, Wash. (home, of course, of Microsoft) and focuses on a therapist who runs "Internet/Computer Addiction Services". \n\nThe therapist specializes in internet addiction disorder, treating people she refers to as "onlineaholics". And she estimated that approximately 6-10% of the approximately 190,000,000 internet users in this country suffer from this affliction. I must admit that I drink my morning coffee while sitting in front of a computer reading the email that has arrived overnight. But I see the computer just a substitute for the newspaper that I used to read with my coffee twenty years ago.
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I have run a search and what I've found is--\n\n"Scientists have found that having an alcoholic family member makes it more likely that if you choose to drink you too may develop alcoholism. Genes, however, are not the whole story. In fact, scientists now believe that certain factors in a person’s environment influence whether a person with a genetic risk for alcoholism ever develops the disease. A person’s risk for developing alcoholism can increase based on the person’s environment, including where and how he or she lives; family, friends, and culture; peer pressure; and even how easy it is to get alcohol."\n\nMy analysis: Genetic makeup sets the baseline as to how susceptible an individual is to drug/alcohol dependency & addiction. This is so because one's genetic makeup influences the amount of protein, enzyme & receptors that are used by the body to detect & utilize the drugs. \n\nFor example, let's say Receptor X is a receptor for cocaine. Individual A has twice as many receptor X as individual B, making individual A more prone to cocaine addiction. Another example would be one's genetic makeup also influences the concentration of enzymes produced. If an individual produces more enzymes that break down alcohol, he will be less susceptible to alcohol addiction (I presume).\n\nRan another search to see if the theory above is correct & came across:\n\n"Scientists have learned how a genetic variation long suspected in making some people susceptible to alcoholism and narcotic drug addiction actually does so.\n\nIn laboratory studies, this variation greatly reduced the amount of protein that the DNA in a cell produced.\n\nIt's the difference in protein expression that may make receptors on certain brain cells much more vulnerable to the effects of addictive drugs, said Wolfgang Sadee, the study's lead author, professor and chair of pharmacology and director of the pharmacogenomics program at Ohio State University. These particular receptors, called mu opioid receptors, serve as a molecular docking station for narcotic drugs and alcohol."
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To a smaller degree, yes. Japan already has rehab for people who suffer from addiction to web games. This is a sign that yes, it can be controling. How many times have you waited to go to the bathroom cause your on it? How many times have you been on it and not wanted to eat? I could go on, but I think you get my point.
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http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geusSOOEpF8VAAPK5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3aDN1bnBuBGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMwRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANCMTAxXzExNg--/SIG=12v1f9lu0/EXP=1162578446/**http%3a//www.firstlab.com/Newsletters/NewsletterDocs/FLRGeorgiaPowerStudy.doc\n\nI went back and read the study after posting the link, and as a sociologist I notice that the study was severly flawed. The most obvious flaw being that the "control group" was a hand selected group of high performing individuals who had never even been tested for drug use. They may all have been speedballers for all we know. If you notice in the study- the number given for the "control group" are way way off of the company avarage. The below link is a rebuttal. I tend to agree with it more, but still, take neither as fact.
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Well. there have been many people at YahooAnswers posting wonderful reviews about Dr. Wayne Dyer. Check them at :\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result?p=wayne+dyer\nI consider him to be a good speaker, spiritually inclined. I know of no reports of drug addiction about this motivational leader.
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Not sure for what you are looking exactly, there is kind of information an the following link - regarding Substance Abuse Services.\nAlso there are other links for Schools and so on...
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Visit this site\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/chemicals/\n\nit is very well documented and is also sponsorised by german police
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Very, very many!\n\nSee http://www.porn-addiction-help.com
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I did a project on in myself a few years back, i used:\n\nwww.overcominggambling.com/drjantz.html\n\nwww.addictionrecov.org/addicgam.htm \n\nwww.aswexler.com\n\nalso, just type in "gambling addicions" into any search engine.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060319/ap_on_he_me/unsafe_imports;_ylt=Ajk2Ej8Nu4Xq5FZ11ZJIiwPVJRIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--\n\nUnsafe Imports Slip Through Regulatory Net\n\n\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060317/ap_on_he_me/psychiatric_drugs_kids;_ylt=Ak27qsyckWAmMtQXeqfof4aWSbYF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--\nMore Kids Are Getting Anti-Psychotic Drugs \n\n\nhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060319/ap_on_he_me/diet_obesity_blame;_ylt=AqvbleK7Ip79vAz.8bYnJQ6ISbYF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--\nFood Industry a Target in Obesity Fight
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if the question is is there a sociology of mental illness, there is. Check out "Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity " by Erving Goffman.
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yes there is...many studies, one of which is  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=3895380&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum
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I would love to be of help to you.i would check Hazelden Books and Alcoholic Anonymous on line.I'd like to help you search if you want.
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I'm not sure of the addiction probability, but I read that hooka is worse for you than cigarettes.  Sorry, I can't remember the source other than that it was a respected magazine.
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I recently did a very interesting research project on ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION for Biology 30.\nIt is quite a relevant topic and sure to be an interesting one to talk about. It can't help but grab people's attention. Hey it grabbed yours didn't it?
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This site gives lists of famous people and their various drug addictions. You can see, drug addiction is not a new thing.\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/culture/characters/characters_drug_use.shtml
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They have been linked for quit some time now. I research the condition just about every other day. This site ghas good info. http://www.autismtoday.com/index.asp