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• Tech-savvy parents can prevent Internet addiction

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  A simple rule of thumb says that Internet obsession starts when someone spends more than six hours a day online not for work or school purposes, and becomes angry when unable to access the Internet.
  3 days ago

• An Internet Affair --- AGAIN?

  
  Exposing Online Predators & Cyberpaths — Authority: 128
  Dear Dr. Bob, I have been married for 10 months now. I met my wife playing spades on the internet then we started talking on the phone for hours and hours until I left CA. and moved to TN. with her we have a good relationship but now she spends so much time on the internet thats making me worried and i dont like ...
  1 week ago

• Do you have a digitial addiction?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Hours-long Internet surfing that contributes to severe weight loss or gain, obsessive e-mail checking and freaking out (beyond the initial few minutes) when your cell phone goes missing may be signs that you have a digital addiction. Executive Director Cosette Dawna Rae, MSW, LSWAIC heads up an Internet addiction ...
  1 week ago

• Goony Bird Helps Out

  
  Godammit, I'm Mad! — Authority: 464
  I have seen this dress by Alexander Wang EVERYWHERE in the last few days, and even though it’s beyond my means and spoiled-by-association re Erin Wasson , I have coveted it. Blue sequins = heaven. But one look at Goony Bird wearing it and I’m over it! She’s ruined it for me. Thank you, Goony Bird!  Go ...
  2 weeks ago

• How Much Second Life Is Too Much Second Life?

  
  Pixel Scoop — Authority: 416
  Second Life is addictive.It is. I know it. We all do… all of us who have sat in front of the monitor half hour past the time we promised ourselves that we would log out and said to ourselves ‘ten more minutes….’I love Second Life. Educationally, socially, creatively and as a business platform, I think [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Good news! China Bans Physical Abuse Against Internet Addicts

  
  Jewish Internet Defense Force — Authority: 517
  So-called Internet addicts are safe from physical abuse by counselors(Daily Tech) Teenagers in China reportedly addicted to the internet can no longer endure physical punishment as "counselors" attempt to help them.The "treatment" centers located across China closely mimic military schools in the western world, and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Are we Internet Addicted? And is it a Bad Thing?

  
  cuppa Chai — Authority: 110
  When Internet use becomes a problem - The Boston Globe (Posted using ShareThis ) This article, which last week Monday in the Boston Globe Offers 11 signs of Internet Addiction : Does browsing your favorite sites make you feel better? Are you spending more and more time on the Internet? Do you have ...
  3 weeks ago

• Addiction! Staying afloat in the stream – Mónica Guzmán

  
  Ignite Seattle! — Authority: 115
  Glued to email, your RSS reader or Twitter? Has your hand grown by 133 grams — the approximate weight of an iPhone? The Web is a stream, and it’s easy to drown. Mónica Guzmán returns to the Ignite stage to offer tips, tricks and cautionary tales to guide you through the perils of an always connected lifestyle. ...
  3 weeks ago

• China bans beatings of Internet addicts

  
  TECH.BLORGE.com — Authority: 614
  The Chinese government looks set to ban clinics for Internet addiction from physically punishing patients. It follows an incident in August when a 15-year-old was beaten to death. As we noted at the time , although only a small proportion of Internet users suffer a genuine form of addiction, in a country [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Ministry Of Health Regulates Treatment Of Internet Addiction

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 475
  Chinas Ministry of Health is soliciting opinions from the public for a guideline on the use of the Internet by Chinese teenagers.The guideline points out that it is necessary to for parents and schools to consult with a professional organization on whether a teenager is addicted to the Internet instead of making a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Woopra is Ruining my Life

  
  Brooke Geery — Authority: 110
  I haven’t felt like this since AOL first came out with its $3-per-hour dial up service. I remember back in the mid 90s, racking up at least one $200 internet bill before my parents told me I was only allowed 1 hour of internet time per day. Thankfully, it didn’t take long for internet service to become unlimited, ...
  3 weeks ago

• China Bans Physical Punishment for Internet Addicts

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 632
  The Chinese government has banned the use of any physical punishment in Chinese internet addiction clinics: Many of the camps are imbued with a military atmosphere. Patients are forced to replace hours in front of the computer with arduous physical drills or even more extreme “treatments”. “When ...
  3 weeks ago

• China Bans Harsh Treatment of Teenage Web Addicts

  
  ModCool — Authority: 159
  We wanted to scream bloody murder when our folks would hide the power adapter for our Atari 2600 after a night-long gaming session. For those of you who have no idea what were talking about, its the equivalent to having your DSi yanked from your backpack. But no matter which generation you grew up in, it looks like we ...
  3 weeks ago

• China bans corporal punishment in internet rehab, UK and USA open up their own clinics

  
  Engadget — Authority: 855
  Chinas, how to say this, unorthodox rehabilitation methods , which involve "beating and confinement" of internet addicts, have finally been fully outlawed . Following the death of one teenager due to the treatment he received at an addiction camp, the Chinese Health Ministry has come out with a statement to say ...
  3 weeks ago

• China bans corporal punishment in internet rehab, UK and USA open up their own clinics

  
  F-Default — Authority: 468
  China’s, how to say this, unorthodox rehabilitation methods , which involve “beating and confinement” of internet addicts, have finally been fully outlawed . Following the death of one teenager due to the treatment he received at an addiction camp, the Chinese Health Ministry has come out with a statement to say ...
  3 weeks ago

• Diagnose Yourself: Nine Signs You’re Infected by Digital-Distractionitis

  
  Penstalker — Authority: 401
  Do you suffer from Digital Distractionitis? Are your work and study habits affected by your online (and even offline) habits? I’ve heard the terms “Facebookery” and “Twitteritis” from Yahoo Launchcast. I laughed. But it has a ring of truth in it. We really are in the age of digital distraction. If you’re ...
  4 weeks ago

• Interent Addiction – Is There Such a Thing?

  
  Recovery Is Sexy.com — Authority: 435
  There is so much to do on the Internet, it is easy to spend hours each day moving from site to site – writing, playing, shopping, gambling – almost anything you can do in real life, you can do online today. That’s nice when there is a hurricane blowing outside or you want to save some gas and shop online or ...
  4 weeks ago

• Online dependence on the Rise

  
  Earn Extra Money — Authority: 151
  Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONEThe online is an increasing bearing in the lives of more. To near, the internet is author of data, training, commerce outlet and/or fun. Just for some people, the Internet gets become an compulsion, much to the detriment of their well-being, careers, and families. Thither ...
  4 weeks ago

• Is marijuana getting a bad rap?

  
  Medical Search Tips, News, and Information for Healthcare Professionals — Authority: 121
  Marijuana causes anxiety, panic attacks, and psychotic symptoms, but most often in first-time users, according to the Australian authors of a meta-analysis. Its effects on cognitive function are real but perhaps not permanent, they find, adding that pot may cause less severe impairment than alcohol or other drugs of ...
  5 weeks ago

• Are the Media Addicted to Internet Addiction?

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 561
  As Dr. John Grohol has cogently argued, there are many reasons to be skeptical of “Internet Addiction” as a discrete and specific “disorder” or diagnosis . Yet I am impressed, and a bit dismayed, by all the attention this issue seems to garner in the popular media. I don’t intend any disrespect to the ...
  5 weeks ago

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