Addicted to the Internet? Go to China
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AzCentral has an article on the recently opened Chinese center to fight Internet Addiction. The center was started to help young and old fight Internet addictions including video games and chat rooms. The center employs a dozen nurses and 11 doctors to help its patients, who are mostly 14-24 years old. The most common problem associated with the obsessions is lack of sleep, followed by loss of weight and friends. As you may guess, the younger generation is more likely to be addicted to various forms of entertainment while the older generation tends to be addicted to chat rooms.
The Associated Press article goes on to say that very few doctors in the United States have bothered to address the problem. In fact out of 200 doctors gathered in Switzerland, only one, Dr. Kimberly Young, a Bradford, Pa., clinical psychologist, was an American. Dr. Young has also written a book on the subject that was translated to Chinese for use in the facility.
Treatment for the addiction includes a 6 AM wake-up call followed by "sessions on a machine that stimulates nerve impulses with 30-volt charges to pressure points." Some patients even receive a clear fluid through intravenous drips said to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions." Patients are kept busy with catching up on their sleep, expressing their thoughts in diaries and cards. The average stay ranges from 10-15 days at about $50 a day, which is more than double the average worker's WEEKLY income.
Source: AzCentral/Associated Press
The Associated Press article goes on to say that very few doctors in the United States have bothered to address the problem. In fact out of 200 doctors gathered in Switzerland, only one, Dr. Kimberly Young, a Bradford, Pa., clinical psychologist, was an American. Dr. Young has also written a book on the subject that was translated to Chinese for use in the facility.
Treatment for the addiction includes a 6 AM wake-up call followed by "sessions on a machine that stimulates nerve impulses with 30-volt charges to pressure points." Some patients even receive a clear fluid through intravenous drips said to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions." Patients are kept busy with catching up on their sleep, expressing their thoughts in diaries and cards. The average stay ranges from 10-15 days at about $50 a day, which is more than double the average worker's WEEKLY income.
Source: AzCentral/Associated Press