Internet Addiction

Gaming Addiction is a Matter of Life and Death A 32-year-old man was found dead in an Internet cafe in Taiwan after a marathon three-day gaming binge, making this the island's second death of an online gamer this year. According to Jennifer Wu, a police spokesperson from the... Learn More

Is 6% of the World Addicted to the Internet? [caption id="attachment_14577" align="aligncenter" width="441"] via wifflegif.com[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben More and more these days we see it; people engrossed in their smartphone walking down the street, or even more dangerous, driving. I am honestly guilty of it myself. We find... Learn More

The New “Sober” Social Network App Author: Justin Mckibben Sobriety sometimes seems to most addicts and alcoholics like an entire new plane of existence, and it can create some of the strangest and most exciting changes an individual has ever experienced. Being new to sobriety can... Learn More

It’s No Accident You’re Addicted to Facebook and Candy Crush [caption id="attachment_15191" align="aligncenter" width="295"] Image: it.wikipedia.org[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg Just like with the food industry, the designers of social media and online games are very deliberate – and smart – about how they develop their products. So, it’s no accident... Learn More

Combo Breaker: Fighting Internet Gaming Addiction [caption id="attachment_15128" align="aligncenter" width="450"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben I don't know about you, but if you put me in front of a game,... Learn More

Study: Social Media Addiction and Substance Abuse Linked While you might think internet addiction and social media addiction are just the latest in trendy “news” and not really real problems, a new study shows that being addicted to social media is very much a thing, and it’s kissing... Learn More

Facebook Wants to Stop You From Embarrassing Yourself [caption id="attachment_14995" align="aligncenter" width="438"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg Facebook is investing in research into software for artificial intelligence that can do anything from... Learn More

7 Steps to Fight Facebook Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben As one of the most heavily visited sites in the world, with 1.32 billion monthly users, Facebook has practically dominated the internet by claiming the throne thus far to social media. But Facebook has also taken dominion over... Learn More

Burnout in the Digital Age By Cheryl Steinberg Everything is new these days. In this digital age – an era filled with inventions that have fundamentally altered the way we live – the long-term effects are yet to be fully understood. However, one thing is... Learn More

New Jersey Study on Internet Gambling Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben Addiction is not a word that is limited to drugs and alcohol. Addiction is a powerful and illusive illness that comes in several forms, which include behavioral health issues that sometimes can fly under the radar as... Learn More

Is Video Game Addiction a Real Thing? By Cheryl Steinberg If you track the sensational media stories over, say, the past five years, they have increasingly described people suffering exhaustion after playing video games for 50 hours straight, teens killing their parents for taking away their games,... Learn More

Are You Addicted to Your Cell Phone? By Cheryl Steinberg Research on the possibility of cell phone addiction is in its infancy, and much of it centers around the habits of the youngest millennials, specifically teens and young adults, a generation that probably never was without a... Learn More

Gaming Addiction is a Matter of Life and Death

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