One in five 'addicted' to internet
Thursday 14 August 2008
One in five people in the Netherlands is addicted to internet according to research firm Cendris, reports the free newspaper Spits on Thursday.
However, Keith Bakker of the addiction clinic Smith & Jones says internet addiction does not really exist. ‘People are addicted to online gambling, online shopping and online sex. Internet is only the medium,’ Bakker tells the paper.
Some 63% of those questioned said they do business and shop on-line while 75% said they use internet mainly to seek information.
© DutchNews.nl
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Friday: Cold and sunny everywhere. Heavy frost at night. Similar Saturday but thaw possible Sunday
The Neurologists here will be having a field day ... that could be undiagnosed OCD ... to add to the already 'mass of undiagnosed' ADHD ... huh! ... more work, more money, bigger houses, better cars, nicer holidays!
By Gerard | August 15, 2008 3:23 AM