Teen tanning addiction afflicts minorities in Los Angeles

(University of Southern California) Tanning addiction plagues teenage minorities in Los Angeles, and that dependency is associated with marijuana abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental health issues. For decades, tanning and tanning addiction was thought to be a problem prevalent almost solely among white, college-age women; however, research by USC's Kimberly Miller and others are beginning to dispel that myth.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news