Tag Archives: Internet addiction

An SOS from Internet addiction center inmates

…A student in a third-floor dormitory room pleaded to the reporter for help by holding up a bamboo mat with the letters “SOS” written on the back.

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Shock therapy for Internet addiction halted

The use of shock therapy to treat cases of Internet addiction has been suspended by the Minstry of Health, The Beijing News reports.

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Let’s go surfing already

Letters from Chinese students to a foreign agony uncle in a a state-owned English newspaper (Part II).

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Internet addict swallows steel saw blade

23-year-old Xiao Cai was so addicted to the Internet that his mental state was affected. He ingested saw blades as he desired suicide, and feeling sick he called the emergency room asking for help.

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Traditional education treats Internet addiction

A man named An Deyi claims to cure Internet addiction with Confucian doctrines.

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