addiction

How do you rescue a loved one from a powerful and destructive addiction to alcohol, drugs or even food? If the answer was obvious many of us wouldn’t be pulling our hair out trying to come up with the magic solution to the problem, and few people would be stuck in the throes of an addiction.

Miss the warm sun on your skin? Join the whey-faced S.A.D. club. But don’t mistake the heat-lamp effect of your local strip-mall tanning bed for sunshine—or frankly, even a good idea.

I’ve always thought of romance novels as fairly harmless. Gross, yes. But dangerous? Not quite. Is this naïve? Because a recent article on a Utah news radio site (via GalleyCat) has gained attention for suggesting that romance novels are as addictive as pornography.

So many sweet temptations abound — cake, cookies, chocolates, candy. Next time you decide to reach for that cupcake, reconsider.

I was very upset this week when someone sent me a link about vitaminwater, after I posted how I was addicted to their 10 calories/bottle peach-mandarin flavour (with B3, B5, B6, B12).