Battling Internet Addiction
An Illinois in-patient facility is the nation’s first to treat internet addicts.
According to this ABCNews.com article, Ben spent at least 16 hours a day surfing the web. Now, thanks to treatment, he has two part-time jobs and is carrying a 3.8 GPA after re-enrolling in college.
“The hardest part of my day is walking through the computer lab [at school] to get to my English class,” said Ben, who now pays his bills via snail mail and never goes on the computer at night – an old habit he doesn’t want to revisit.
For more help, check out the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery.
