I Need Rehab

My name is Laura. Hi Laura. And I’m an addict.

Internet addiction is on the rise in the world’s largest ‘Net market, and now Chinese doctors have officially defined it as
   an ailment.

Users who spend six hours or more per day online, and exhibit at
least one symptom including difficulty sleeping or concentrating,
yearning to be online, irritation, and mental or physical distress are
classified as meeting the definition of addiction.

Being hooked on the Internet has been considered a problem in Chinese society as early as 2005, when the first clinic dedicated
   to Internet addiction opened in Beijing. It began accepting patients who exhibited dependency symptoms for those of substance
   abuse.

China also has "boot camps" designed to help addicts kick the habit by helping to change their routine.

3 thoughts on “I Need Rehab

  1. I have heard — perhaps it was at SXSW this year — that “internet addiction” in China correlates directly with visiting disapproved political websites and use of anonymizers. In other words, it’s a dysphemism that an authoritarian regime finds especially useful.

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