Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Children who have got food joints near their schools or home get addicted to junk food, and such situations influence their eating habits, suggests a recent study conducted by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.
California [USA], Oct 16 (ANI): Google's latest Pixel 4 series does not support the phone-based Daydream virtual reality (VR) program because people are too addicted to their smartphones.
Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): With communication channels snapped and mobile internet blocked, people addicted to mobile phones in the Kashmir valley have taken to offline mobile games like 'ludo' to keep their fingers running on their cell phones and tablets.
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 6 (ANI): In a startling revelation the wife of former Bihar health minister Tej Pratap Yadav has filed a reply in court, in connection to their divorce case accusing Pratap of being a marijuana addict and also of harassing her.
New Delhi [India] July 23(ANI/NewsVoir): A recent survey has found one of every three persons in the age group of 15-50 years in Delhi-NCR is addicted to smoking and, more alarmingly, a majority of those aged between 20 and 30 are smokers.
Washington D.C. [USA], June 13 (ANI): Ever wondered why some cannabis users develop an addiction while others don't? Well, recent research has the answer. The study has claimed that a shift from reward-driven use to habit-driven use is what makes the users addicted to cannabis.
California [USA], June 1 (ANI): Excessive device usage is a growing problem in the 21st century. According to a new survey, parents are more troubled by their 'addiction' than their teens.
Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 26 (ANI): At a time when scattered rainfall is hampering poppy cultivation in the region, farmers claim that in addition to uneven rain, they have incurred massive losses due to a group of "opium-addicted" parrots.
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): A study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed that 5.7 crore Indians are addicted to alcohol and about 8.5 lakh people inject drugs.
Washington DC, [USA] Nov 04 (ANI): Do you ever just want to break your phone into pieces when the WiFi doesn't work? It turns out when digital technology stops working, people who are addicted to the internet or have a fear of missing out (FOMO), tend to react in a more extreme manner.