Posted AT 8:43 PM EDT on 09/05/06
Study illuminates perils of Internet addiction
A new study is warning health care professionals of the dangers posed by Internet addiction.
Although the validity of the addiction is questioned by some professionals in the psychiatric community, a new study drawing on available literature argues that roughly 5 to 10 per cent of Internet users demonstrate problematic compulsions when it comes to Internet use.
"Just like all addictions, it takes you in a direction that you don't want to go.
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