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According to the Independant Online, an actual pill is being tested which promises to thwart the shopping habits of individuals who do so for “therapeutic” reasons.

It targets the brain’s pleasure and rewards circuitry, blocking its ability to process pathological pleasure. [...] “Shopping is very similar to gambling addiction,” said Dr Grant, who is about to begin testing the drug on 2,000 shopping addicts. “It has the same kind of urging and cravings to engage in the behaviour even though you know it is screwing you up. Many gamblers have problems with compulsive spending.”

What happened to the good old “freezing of the bank accounts” method. I swear, there will be a pill for everything. Soon enough we’ll see reports of pills claiming to curb the likes of “addictive” porn surfing habits.