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more about #addictions more comments → embarcadero13: Isn't there anyone else who is, at least, mildly suspicious of studies based on race and genetics? Statistics are always used against people of color ... more » badmutha: I think there are as many physical reasons for addiction as there are mental ones. I have had a bad time trying to quit, and you can trace the veins i... more » MakeFetch: I swear some mornings, reading Jezebel is like reading all those pamphlets in the doctor's office. Okay, I get it...I'm black and apparently can't esc... more » bananaballs: So...what's my excuse? :( more » J.D.Regent: So, does this mean that smoking cigarettes while slathered in baby oil on the beach drinking wine coolers really will send me to an early grave like m... more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: I'm hoping that most scientific studies no longer assume that results that come from white males are applicable to the population as a whole. more » ellaesther: GAH!! That picture! Oy, am I the only one who feels seriously nauseous just looking at butts? Ergh. Sorry, that's not addressing the issue, which is a... more » lalaland13: I am pretty pale, but also eat for comfort. If I started smoking for comfort, I would probably be dead in about 10 years. I do, however, enjoy taking ... more » misspell: What?! It's even harder than it was for me? I can't imagine that. Holy shit. more » colormeroutine: I guess this explains why I can pick up and put down cigarettes with no difficulty at all. I'm so f-ing pale I glow in the dark more » Interrobanging: I'm a social smoker and I always wonder how someone could become full time addicted to these things. I mean now a days they're just too damn expensive... more » onydchic: We've just got the raw end haven't we? If science is right, you're kinda screwed as a woman, but even moreso as a black one. *sigh* more » CaptainBruisin: It's weird how you say the PC term "African American" right before you say "whites". more » Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: I'm a MS/HS teacher and cell phones are a huge problem with this age group. I can understand why a parent would want their MS student to have a cell ... more » Liz11685: My boyfriends cousin is so addicted to texting, she made her parents buy her a new phone at 8pm on a Saturday night. Her sister is surgically attached... more » -
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Up In Smoke
Scientists have found a link between higher concentrations of melanin and increased risk of nicotine dependence and tobacco-related cancers. They believe this may explain why African-American smokers have a harder time quitting than whites. [ScienceDaily] -
#omgkids2day
The Great Texting Debate
Sunday's Washington Post featured the story of 15-year-old Julie Zingeser, who managed to send 6,473 text messages in one month. Writer Donna St. George asks: is texting a new addiction plaguing the youth of America? More »
