Healthy Living  Apr 20, 2010 2:23 PM by Bethany Tucker & Erika
Edwards  Indoor tanning could become an addiction, study says
We've heard about addictions to alcohol, drugs, even eating and
sex. Now, you can add indoor tanning to the list.  The tanning
beds are on at salons all over the country, as young people
prepare for prom, graduation or that spring trip to the beach. A
risky beauty treatment, as studies have shown, tanning even
without burning can increase the odds for skin cancer. But for
some, this isn't just about looks. They're addicted.  "An
addiction, among other things, when you do it, it gives you a
hit, you feel good. There are a number of things out there -
alcohol, drugs, and now it turns out, tanning booths," said
Michael McKee, Ph.D., psychologist for the Cleveland Clinic.  A
new study of college students in the northeast find nearly a
third of those who tan indoors meet the criteria for a tanning
addiction, much like an addiction to alcohol. "They're people
who seem to have some addictive