Internet addicts are treated in boot camp rehab programs and school children learn about safe internet practices, in the way American students learn to say no to drugs.

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Plus, clinical experience with patients who describe themselves as Internet addicts has been that they do not respond to treatment in the same way that, for example, alcoholics and substance-abusers do.

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These cases represent the dark side of addiction, certainly, but internet addicts with a milder version of the disorder might argue that their dependence is actually beneficial, since it lets them be more productive professionally.

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Thanks to the Thames Online mesh networking system, bored children and internet addicts alike can disregard the beauty around them and focus more on things that truly matter, as the service stretches 22-kilometers (about 12.5-miles) along the banks from Millbank near the Houses of Parliament to the Millennium Dome in Greenwich.

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Though its games may be less flashy than many of the Internet games and consoles on the market, GameCam provides real physical activity -- a plus for inactive game addicts or busy executives needing stress relief.

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