A research has claimed that the sunbed can be as addictive as drugs and alcohol and people suffering from ‘tanorexics’, a condition where an individual has an addiction to sunbathing, may need a medical treatment to give up their habit.

Malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, has affected a large number of people in the UK.

In the last 30 years, the rate of affected people has increased fourfold. It has been the fastest growing cancer among young women in UK.

Sunbeds’ addiction leads to malignant melanoma which swallows around 100 lives each year.

The research has claimed, “Tanning pulls off an addictive reward-and-reinforcement trigger in the brain”.

A study was conducted and the participants were asked to use tanning beds in two different ways. In one session, they were exposed to ultraviolet radiation, and in the next, distinctive filters were used to block their contact with ultraviolet radiation.

After that their brains were examined and it was notified that the real tanners had an increase in their blood flow towards the parts of the brain linked with reward.

UT Southwestern Psychiatry Professor Dr. Bryon Adinoff stated that Sunbeds carry rewards to the brain and people tend to feel happy. As a result, they want to carry on with the habit even after being aware of its side effects.