Addicted to the Internet? Endogenous opioids might be why

Interesting that this is in "drugs in the media".

endogenous opioid peptides, produced naturally in the body, such as endorphins, enkephalins, dynorphins, and endomorphins.
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A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in medicine, government regulations, and colloquial usage.

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Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism. For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.
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Nitpicking aside, a very interesting article. I first saw it here:

It's ok to be addicted to the internet (Aus Social)

Obviously a different style of replies to suit a different forum, but another interesting take nonetheless. After all, different view points are always welcome for me and my opioid receptors. ;)
 
If we are trying to analyze addiction to the internet, I think analysis of MMORPG players is much more interesting. I have found myself neglecting the "real world" far more often for the pursuit of an online role playing character than i ever have for the sake of more traditional addictions (cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, whatever.) And IMHO, online role playing games are far more addictive than heroin. I would not be the least bit suprised if endogenous opiods play a factor in this.
 
when you have the choice of your addiction. addicted to both... i know heroin always comes before video games.... shit video games are never fun when your dope sick
 
According the the Hinduism chapter in the book "The Religions of Man" by Huston Smith, the hindus believe that all humans basically want three things:
(1) infinite being
(2) infintie joy
(3) infinite knowledge
What's more, since these aims are what we want, then they are, it is said, what we will be given.

What better way to get high off information and study other people's attitudes and behavior than the collective approach that the internet offers. As individuals, we often feel isolated, but reading about other people's experiences and opinions helps us find things in common with strangers who may live half way across the world whom we otherwise (without the advent of the internet) would have probably never have met.
 
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According the the Hinduism chapter in the book "The Religions of Man" by Huston Smith, the hindus believe that all humans basically want three things:
(1) infinite being
(2) infintie joy
(3) infinite knowledge
What's more, since these aims are what we want, then they are, it is said, what we will be given.

What better way to get high off information and study other people's attitudes and behavior than the collective approach that the internet offers. As individuals, we often feel isolated, but reading about other people's experiences and opinions helps us find things in common with strangers who may live half way across the world whom we otherwise (without the advent of the internet) would have probably never have met.
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QFT
 
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