EMAIL IS A GATEWAY DRUG

South Korea has opened the world’s first internet rehab boot camp for teenagers suffering from cyberspace addiction. The Jump Up Internet Rescue School combines military-style training by drill instructors and group session therapy with counselors in order to break the hold of internet addiction of young men mostly in their teens. This is the latest addition to a massive attempt by the South Korean government to prevent various mental health issues which have been blamed on internet addiction. Korea also boasts a network of 140 internet-addiction counseling centers and has treatment centers in almost 100 hospitals. “Korea has been most aggressive in embracing the Internet,” said the head of the government-run Internet Addiction Counseling Center. “Now we have to lead in dealing with its consequences.” (NY Times)