Suntanning Triggers Brain's Reward Region, Linked to Addictions

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Suntanning Triggers Brain’s Reward Region, Linked to Addictions AOC Health & Happiness

There is little doubt that measured amounts of sunlight are good for humans. The question is whether or not tanners can become addicted to tanning at the beach or in a tanning bed.

Dermatologists have long believed that UV light seems to cause a runners high. In 2007, dermatologist Robin L Hornung, MD, MPH, FAAD, Division of Dermatology at the University of Washington and the Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Wash., used a standardized testing tool to gauge the presence of a substance-related disorder (SRD) as a means to determine whether some college students could be hooked on tanning.