Internet addiction: A real problem in America?
But doctors say as that generation gets older, more and more hospitals are treating a relatively new issue in society: Diagnosed internet addiction. Dr. Kimberly Young runs the nation's first and only inpatient internet addiction center. She said just …
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Child internet addicts sent to £4500 a week addiction clinics
He said: “There's no treatment on the NHS for gaming addicts so we have to send them to private clinics that can charge up to £4,500 a week – that can last for four weeks and means being treated in an in-patient clinics.” While most UK clinics will not …
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Is Internet Addiction as Damaging as Drugs, Alcohol and Gambling?
Internet addiction is said to be more pervasive than alcoholism in the United States, and while treatment is available, how do you know when you need it? Dr. Kimberly Young is founder of the Center for Internet Addiction at Bradford Regional Medical …
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Are you addicted to your screen devices?
"It's not just about Internet use, it's about any screen kind of device," says Dr. Kimberly Young from the Center for Internet Addiction. We spoke to Dr. Kimberly … Treatment is an extreme solution, but sometimes just self-awareness is enough. The …
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