Center helps those hooked on Internet. From: The Seattle Times (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: January 26, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 The Seattle Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Aydrea Walden

SEATTLE_When Tracy Weiss started going to substance-abuse counselor Jay Parker, he thought Weiss might be an alcoholic. She had binged in her early 20s and was using destructive behavior to hide from memories of physical and sexual abuse.

But it wasn't alcohol she was running to.

Instead, Weiss found solace in the blue-green glow of her computer screen. After buying a computer for her two sons three Christmases ago, she had spent up to 18 hours a day in chat rooms, ignoring her children, ages 11 and 14, for her more than 100 online relationships. ...

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