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• How Much Second Life Is Too Much Second Life?

  
  Pixel Scoop — Authority: 418
  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 [...]
  4 days ago

• Good news! China Bans Physical Abuse Against Internet Addicts

  
  Jewish Internet Defense Force — Authority: 490
  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 ...
  5 days ago

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

  
  cuppa Chai — Authority: 103
  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 ...
  6 days 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. ...
  6 days ago

• China bans beatings of Internet addicts

  
  TECH.BLORGE.com — Authority: 568
  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 [...]
  1 week ago

• Ministry Of Health Regulates Treatment Of Internet Addiction

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 432
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Woopra is Ruining my Life

  
  Brooke Geery — Authority: 114
  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, ...
  1 week ago

• China Bans Physical Punishment for Internet Addicts

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 628
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• China Bans Harsh Treatment of Teenage Web Addicts

  
  ModCool — Authority: 455
  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 ...
  1 week ago

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

  
  Engadget — Authority: 878
  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 ...
  1 week ago

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

  
  F-Default — Authority: 543
  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 ...
  1 week ago

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

  
  Penstalker — Authority: 412
  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 ...
  1 week ago

• Interent Addiction – Is There Such a Thing?

  
  Recovery Is Sexy.com — Authority: 434
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Online dependence on the Rise

  
  Earn Extra Money — Authority: 150
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Is marijuana getting a bad rap?

  
  Medical Search Tips, News, and Information for Healthcare Professionals — Authority: 120
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Are the Media Addicted to Internet Addiction?

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 607
  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 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Who Is This Person?

  
  Sanctuary for the Abused — Authority: 128
  "When Your Perfect Partner Goes Perfectly Wrong - Loving or Leaving the Narcissist in Your Life" by Mary Jo Fay Chapter 13 The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde phenomenon that occurs in relationships with narcissists is a regular theme among those who sent me their stories. Soaring with the extreme highs of new love ...
  3 weeks ago

• 米国初のネット依存症更正プログラム：reSTART - First Internet Addiction Rehab Center in US

  
  Long Tail World — Authority: 117
  Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> The other day I saw a news report about reSTART , the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tune into Mental Health and Addiction Series

  
  Nabweekly.ca — Authority: 125
  This year community presentations will be offered in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Port Colborne and Fort Erie. Topics include Bullying, Suicide, Anger, Trauma, Depression, Anxiety and Self Harm, Drug Abuse, Internet Addiction, Schizophrenia and Stigma associated with Mental Illness and Addiction.
  3 weeks ago

• Your Brain on Facebook

  
  Compulsive Acts — Authority: 92
  All learning starts with the ability to focus and heed a teacher’s command to “pay attention.” Yet kids, like many of us, are showing a classroom attention span that is increasingly like their attention span on Facebook: Many seem to be exquisitely distractible and unable to focus on Mrs. Wilson for longer than ...
  3 weeks ago

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