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Monday, July 7, 2008

Are You Addicted to Tanning?

If you're concerned that you may be addicted to tanning, read through the following questions and find out of you score high or low on the addiction scale.

A team of doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston conducted a survey in 2005 to see if there was a correlation between frequent tanning and addictive behavior. The results showed that 53% of frequent tanners demonstrate behavior that qualifies as addiction.
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