addiction

Most of us don’t need to be told how stress can negatively affect physical and mental health. It can make us feel exhausted and overwhelmed, quickening our pulse and keeping us up at night with anxious thoughts.

A study (via The Daily Mail) done by researchers in Australia and the U.S. suggests that babies who are cared for by nurturing and affectionate mothers may be better equipped to resist the trap of drug addiction later in life than those who were raised by hands-off caregivers.

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.

Do your remember what life was like before smartphones? When you didn’t give your email a second thought because you were having too much fun with your friends to notice? Neither can I. But I’m sure it was lovely.

Why is it that some people are able to experiment with drugs in their youth or even occasionally indulge as adults and never fall prey to addiction while others are completely undone and become hopelessly ensnared?