Chinese "Web Addicts" Get Boot Camp, Therapy

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 9, 2009 @11:23AM from the wait-until-this-hits-your-block-committee dept.

itwbennett writes "A large number of Chinese parents are finding their teenagers to be exhibiting such psychological symptoms as depression, antisocial behavior, and slipping grades. The cause: Internet addiction. World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike rank beside Chinese role-playing games as those that hook the most patients, says Tao Ran, the founder of a youth rehabilitation center on a Beijing army base. Online chat programs more often hook girls, who make up a handful of Tao's current 70 patients. The teens are subjected to a 'strict regimen of military drills, martial arts training, lectures and sessions with psychiatrists.' And, most importantly: no Internet."

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Re:I'm not addict! by S7urm · 2009-07-09 11:27 · Score: 0, Offtopic

oh yeah! well I'm addicted to getting Frist Prost!
oh wait.........that was my first one :(

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Re:Your Rights Online by WaXHeLL · 2009-07-09 14:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

And we shouldn't be critical about our own current US government that has assassinated leaders, orchestrated coups, and has been directly responsible for numerous deaths?
Please do some reading on the following topics:
The Shah of Iran
Manuel Noriega
Phillipine-American War
CIA intervention in Chile
etc, etc, etc

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