A hospital in London has initiated Britain's first dedicated technology addiction clinic, aimed at teens that can't break away from the Web, video games, or their phones. The service is open to children as young as 12, but is mostly aimed at 15 to 17-year-olds who find it difficult to shut off their computers and video games.

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its REALLY hard for me to turn off my pc, it runs 24/7. its my TV, gaming platform, workplace.

What are the 18 to 35-year olds going to do?

:( Spiral into oblivion. It's too late for us to be saved.

Let's start paying hospitals to do what bad parents can't, wonderful.

it's been quite easy for me to get away from my computer lately with all the crap i've had to wade through

I got to admit, I procrastinated a lot when I'm on the computer. But I guess if worst comes to worst, I'll throw away my computer =(

PC or Online addiction has a very low withdrawal time frame. Just go to some vacation on your parents house, by the time you get back you have completely forgotten all about it.

So much for parental control, eh?

:( I think I can dig myself out...just watch!

If your 12 year old is addicted to their phone, the web, or video games, you need a parenting class and/or a swift kick to the gonads.

It's a serious problem and it's incredibly hard to get away from with the amount of technology and computers that are everywhere in day-to-day life.

This kind of clinic should have been opened a long time ago.
I always watch kids destroying their computers just because they died in a game or the internet went down on youtube. ^_^

Its funny... maybe... but I seriously consider the quality in a chick these days to be "how often is that phone in her face".

High time this condition is recognized as a serious addiction and treatment meted out similar to other addiction cures/rehabilitation. Its an ever growing serious problem worldwide thats not being paid enough attention.

kinda strange!
but will help many ppl! :P

I just saw a cartoon where the driver of a car had crashed through a guardrail and continued to text his accident as he plunged over the cliff ... I'm no where near that. A phone is for talking, thats all I want. I am somewhat attached to the PC though.

Call the doctor as "computer/cellphone psychiatrist"... wow...

I guess a computer can be an addiction when you start neglecting all the other areas of your life, atm for me its a release from all those other areas...

With peer pressure, the kids can really put up a fight.

I have had a bad year because my son felt the peer pressure.

How many parents are willing to be labelled as old fashioned or outdated ?