First American Internet Addiction Treatment Center

An anonymous reader writes "Taking their lead from China, two Americans have opened the first US-based Internet Addiction treatment center in Fall City, Wash. — ironically close to Redmond (Microsoft's hometown). The center, called reStart: Internet Addiction Recovery Program, is a 45-day treatment center where, for a steep set of fees, people can be cured of their addiction to the Web. After paying the $200 application fee, addicts are charged $14,500 for the 45 days, an additional $800 for a screening, and more for extra services, like kayaking ($1,575)."

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Internet Addition = Pornography Addition

[reporter]

This so-called Internet addition is really pornography addition.

After reading the previous statement, most Slashdotters just uttered a "heh" in cynical agreement. Pornographic images and video have the largest percentage (although it may not necessarily exceed 50%) of Internet bandwidth.

The interesting question to ask is whether the Internet-addiction clinic charges more than a sex-addiction clinic. The addict should attend the clinic that costs less -- assuming that the addict even acknowledges a problem.

Note that the American clinic is addressing an issue differing from that addressed by the Chinese clinic. The Chinese clinic is addressing a non-sex issue since, in theory, pornography is not allowed on the Chinese Internet.

Re:Internet Addition = Pornography Addition

[Daniel Dvorkin]

Hey Stalin, ever heard of the first amendment?

Hey Limbaugh, please explain how helping people recover from a dangerous psychological disorder is either "an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."