Q 103 - Albany's #1 Rock Station » addiction http://q103albany.com Albany's #1 Rock Station Sat, 25 May 2013 22:27:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What Americans Would Give Up to Keep Their Internet Connection – Tech Thursday http://q103albany.com/what-americans-would-give-up-to-keep-their-internet-connection-tech-thursday/ http://q103albany.com/what-americans-would-give-up-to-keep-their-internet-connection-tech-thursday/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:30:47 +0000 Big Rich http://q103albany.com/?p=76230 So let's say you're on the verge of losing your Internet connection. It's going to be taken away unless you give something up. What would you give up to keep your Internet? A hot shower, or maybe your favorite beer? What about sex? Some Americans would give all that up to just keep their Internet connection going.

]]> http://q103albany.com/what-americans-would-give-up-to-keep-their-internet-connection-tech-thursday/feed/ 0 Photo Credit: Pixland Fatty and Sugary Foods May Be as Addictive as Cocaine and Cigarettes http://q103albany.com/fatty-foods-addictive-cocaine-cigarettes/ http://q103albany.com/fatty-foods-addictive-cocaine-cigarettes/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:32:44 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58365 There is a growing body of evidence suggesting fatty and sugary foods rewire the brain in the same way drugs like cocaine and nicotine do, leading to addiction.

In recent studies, lab animals who have been fed a diet of sugary and fatty snacks show the classic signs of addiction, and brain scans of obese humans show the same disturbances in their reward circuits as the brains that are found in drug addicts.

]]> http://q103albany.com/fatty-foods-addictive-cocaine-cigarettes/feed/ 0 Christopher Furlong, Getty Images Richie Sambora Back To Rehab http://q103albany.com/bon-jovi-guitarist-enters-rehab/ http://q103albany.com/bon-jovi-guitarist-enters-rehab/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:31:36 +0000 BJ Ragone http://q103albany.com/?p=13769 According to an exclusive report from Radar Online, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is checking into rehab for exhaustion and to regain his sobriety.

]]> http://q103albany.com/bon-jovi-guitarist-enters-rehab/feed/ 0 Ethan Miller, Getty Images Jane's Addiction Debuts New Song [VIDEO] http://q103albany.com/janes-addiction-debuts-new-song-video/ http://q103albany.com/janes-addiction-debuts-new-song-video/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:20:30 +0000 BJ Ragone http://q103albany.com/?p=11804 People in attendance at a Jane's Addiction show in Buenos Aires, Argentina got the first taste of their brand new song 'End of the Lies".

]]> http://q103albany.com/janes-addiction-debuts-new-song-video/feed/ 0 Addicted To Angry Birds? Mike Tyson Has Your Cure http://q103albany.com/addicted-to-angry-birds-mike-tyson-has-your-cure/ http://q103albany.com/addicted-to-angry-birds-mike-tyson-has-your-cure/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:30:49 +0000 BJ Ragone http://q103albany.com/?p=10058 These days Mike Tyson is everywhere.  His latest gig is curing addiction.  Not drugs or alcohol, but Angry Birds.  I know that I got sucked into the game for a while.  I couldn't stop playing.  But with Mike Tyson's help I have finally kicked the habit.

]]> http://q103albany.com/addicted-to-angry-birds-mike-tyson-has-your-cure/feed/ 0 Bad Boy Rocker Mike Starr Found Dead http://q103albany.com/bad-boy-rocker-mike-starr-found-dead/ http://q103albany.com/bad-boy-rocker-mike-starr-found-dead/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:49:20 +0000 amanda.medina http://q103albany.com/?p=9089 Alice and Chain's original and former bassist, Mike Starr, has been discovered dead in Utah. Starr was a participant in celebrity rehab in 2009. Unfortunately, last month Starr was arrested for "a felony posession of a controlled substance," according to TMZ. The cause of

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