US Shows Signs Of Net Addiction

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More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet, a study has shown.
"Addicts" showed signs of compulsive internet use, habitually checking e-mail, websites and chat rooms.

More than 8% of the 2,513 respondents to the Stanford University phone survey said they hid their use from partners.

US Shows Signs Of Net Addiction [news.bbc.co.uk]

I'm sure that is a global issue, and it's only going to get worse.

How long can you stay away from your computer?

[benevolent001]

Yes , me too very worried about my net usage and gluing to computer , i am either on computer or sleeping.

That has affected my eyesight and social life too i must admit it

Oh God give me good girlfriend which can refocus my attention and senses

[rocknbil]

whoops [webmasterworld.com].

:-)

[eelixduppy]

I'm DEFINITELY addicted! ;)

[Rugles]

This is stupid.

To use the term "addict" is wrong. That is a medical term and should be left as such.

What would they prefer, going back to watching more TV or talking on the phone?

[le_gber]

I think that around here (WebmasterWorld) the ratio is 'more than 7 in 8'

:)

I can't remember the last day I didn't fire up my computer to check my emails ... not even during weekends ... man I'm sad

[briggidere]

i think 8% of people hid their use from their partners because they were looking at porn sites.

[eelixduppy]

From my studies of statistics I came to one conclusion: statistics lie.

My guess is that their telephone survey was biased in some way or another, not giving an accurate representation of the population.