Internet Addiction Clinics Cracking Down on Beatings

Internet Addiction Clinics Cracking Down on Beatings

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As The Register points out, a 2008 government supported report stated that those who gamed more than six hours in a day and then experienced withdrawal type symptoms suffered from Internet Addiction Disorder. To combat this, treatment clinics, which …
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Pets offered to help Internet addicts

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We began this project to help Internet or smartphone addicts overcome their addiction through interaction with the animals,” said Seo Bo-kyung, senior researcher and counselor at the KIAC. “Animals help addicts turn their attention from the Internet …
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Internet Addiction, Like Nicotine Addiction, May Be Due To Genetic Mutation

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Internet Addiction, Like Nicotine Addiction, May Be Due To Genetic Mutation. CTRLButton A group of German researchers at the University of Bonn recently surveyed 843 people and, after conducting DNA tests of those who said "all their thoughts revolve …
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Internet Addiction and treatment in Turkey – More and more people are “logging on” as the Internet becomes increasingly available to everyone, even those in the most remote corners of the world. However with this surge of web users, comes a surge of web addicts. Although the concept of “internet addiction” has been debated by specialists since the mid 90’s, Turkey has been progressively acknowledging the illness by opening Internet addiction clinics all across the country to help treat this modern day problem. Natalie Carney has more from Istanbul

 

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@MrSuboFan I agree! Internet addiction is a myth! Anyone who spends more then 12 hours a day on it though needs help. LOL Or maybe two? 😉 – by BobBRichS (Bob Richards)

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Way back in the early 1990s I kicked a cigarette addiction partly with the help of Silent Sounds subliminal tapes I bought over the internetby Glossology (Glossology)