Internet the new ‘drug’ of choice.(Life)

From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: March 18, 2007 | Copyright information

BYLINE: Joann Klimkiewicz

Its abusers seek escape – from stress, low self-esteem, the tedium of everyday life. Whatever may drive them, abusers seek out this temporary high, this pleasure that pulls them back for more and more still. Afterwards, they may be ridden with guilt or shame. Yet if they go too long without a fix, they may become moody and uneasy.

The “drug” of choice is the internet – that wonder of technology that was suppose...

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