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Survey Shows Internet Addiction

A recent survey has shown that as a country we log in more hours online than was previously estimated. Between email, surfing and playing games, not to mention online slots and gambling, we have become a nation addicted to the internet.

The survey reports that the number of people participating in non-gambling activities has rapidly grown; and those participating in online slots and gambling activities has grown instead of decreasing despite the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. They say that logging on has become more habit than need at this point.

Some say that email is much like the online slots. They push the button and see if they have any mail, just as they would if they were playing the slots to see if they had won any money. Those with a propensity toward online slots and gambling say that the thrill is very similar to playing the games, and that they get a familiar rush when they have email.

We have become so addicted that the American Medical Association is considering a proposal to make “Internet Addiction” an official disorder. They say that they have so many people exhibiting the classic symptoms that they have to do something about it. They are planning on reviewing the information later this year.
 

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