Addiction means being abnormally tolerant and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically addictive. Having an addiction to something is a horrible thing because it is no longer something a person does for fun, but it is something a person feels when they have it or do it. The term tanorexia is a slang word for addiction to tanning. Tanning is mainly practiced by Caucasian people. People start tanning because they don't feel comfortable with their body skin color and want to make it darker or brighter. Many don't realize the health risks that come with tanning. In this article I focus on Caucasian college teenagers who are addicted to tanning and how tanning addiction can affect their bodies. Addiction means being psychologically and physically dependent, being tolerant and forming a habit. Tanorexia is being dependent psychologically, physically, being tolerant and forming a habit; Therefore, tanorexia is an addiction. The word addiction was coined to indicate a person who could not stop taking drugs or drinking alcohol. While these are the most common things that drug addicts are addicted to, there are other things that people can become addicted to. Now the term addiction is used for a person who cannot stop doing anything such as gambling, sex, tanning and the list goes on. The person who uses this substance or has this behavior has consequences, rather than it has effects on his body or on him personally and his family. Despite the consequences, the person who has the addiction still does it. Before what the person is doing becomes an addiction, it is something that is done because they enjoy doing it. It becomes an addiction when... middle of paper... you meditate or do yoga. In conclusion, tanorexia refers to dependence on tanning. Something as innocent as tanning can end up causing something that could affect you for the rest of your life. Being tanorexia you have the side effects of having physical dependence, psychological dependence, being tolerant, having withdrawal, having habits and many more. Works Cited Kourosh, A., C. Harrington, and B. Adinoff. “Tanning as a Behavioral Addiction. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 36.5 (2010): 284. Research Library, ProQuest. Web.15 March 2011. Chang, H. “Indoor Tanning Addiction: Relationship to Anxiety, Depression , and substance use." JAMA 303.22 (2010): 2232. Research Library, ProQuest. Network. March 15, 2011. Kaur, M., MD. “Tanning Booth Junkies.” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolody.56 :375-9(2007)..2010