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China's Internet Addiction Clinic

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-for-an-intervention dept.

An anonymous reader writes "China has decided that if you are spending too much time online, you must be an addict. They've just opened a clinic to treat these internet addicts. Scarier is the head gear they have one patient hooked up to, and the fact that they think that this is some sort of epidemic and will shortly be expanding and adding 200 more beds to their clinics. In my opinion, the internet is way better and safer than alcohol and drugs any day. " We also covered this story last july.

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  1. Fear mongering by Hrodvitnir · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you think that being online can be addictive then you're less likely to surf around and read things the government doesn't want you reading.

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