02-25-2007, 12:38 PM
Quote: In a treatment that equates Internet addicts to mentally ill people, China is giving electric shocks to people who spend more time on the Internet than required. The Chinese government has launched a nationwide campaign to treat "Internet addiction" and many Internet-addiction clinics have been opened in this regard.
A recent survey found that nearly 14 percent of teens in China are vulnerable to becoming addicted to the Internet. The Communist Youth League calls it a "a grave social problem" that threatens the youth of this Asian country...
The "addicts" are treated by counseling, military discipline, drugs, hypnosis and mild electric shocks...
full article: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006548947