Internet Addiction Is Real (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The Internet. It’s a world at our fingertips that most of us can’t live without – complete with friends, music, videos, games, shopping, and an abundance of information. We can access it all without ever leaving our chairs, or even our beds. But increasingly, it is becoming harder to step away. For some people, it can seem next to impossible. And now, some doctors are calling it an addiction. They’re establishing treatment centers, trying to get people to turn away from their screens. China has hundreds of Internet detox centers, many run like boot camps. This hour, On Point: the addictive power of the Internet. / Jane Clayson
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/07/13/internet-addiction-web-junkie