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Results tagged “addicts”

Smartphone addicts do 'digital detox.' Could you?

Jan. 4: Four roommates who confess they're online Four roommates who confess they're online "pretty much all day" make a pact to engage in a digital detox – two weeks without smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, and more. They tell TODAY's Natalie Morales it has made them "less dysfunctional." (TODAY)

'Mileage addicts' fly to boost frequent-flyer miles

Nov. 30: For some air travelers, the journey, not the destination, is the only objective. For some air travelers, the journey, not the destination, is the only objective. "Mileage addicts" fly to far-flung places on the opposite side of world for the sole purpose of earning the maximum number of frequent flier miles or frequent traveler upgrades. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports. (TODAY)

The rise in boomer addicts

July 14: The number of baby boomers using and becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs is growing. Psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor and  intervention specialist Brad Lamm discuss the reasons behind the alarming trend. The number of baby boomers using and becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs is growing. Psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor and  intervention specialist Brad Lamm discuss the reasons behind the alarming trend. (TODAY)

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