Internet addiction is real and you're probably experiencing it right now
If you're reading this now on and you don't believe that internet addiction isn't real, chances are you're in denial. That doesn't mean that you have it,...
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TECHi reporting and analysis covering addiction. 6 articles, newest first.
Twitter and Facebook may be more addictive than alcohol or cigarettes
Has Western culture grown too attached to their social networks? It's possible, according to a recent study led by Wilhelm Hofmann at the University of...
Hermetic Hawaiian Man Sues Game Developer... and WINS
The worm has turned, gentlemen. A Hawaii man has sued developer NC Interactive over his addiction to the computer game Lineage II. And won. For real....
Addicted To Gaming? There's A Pill For That
The current generation of children, destined for a life of rickets and obesity due to lack of sunlight or exercise, are all about computers and the...
New Concept Helps Us Manage Our Sad Internet Addictions in Style
My entire life revolves around the internet. Between writing for Techi, interfacing with design clients, talking to friends, and gaming, there is almost...
Will we see Social Media Rehab centers soon?
Researchers at the University of Maryland asked 200 students to put down their cell phones, iPods, Facebook, Twitter and all other media devices for 24...