Finally a treatment facility some of us can relate to!!
Posted: August 18, 2009 12:48 pm
Internet addiction treatment center opens in Fall City
08:23 AM PDT on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By JANE MCCARTHY / KING 5 News
FALL CITY, Wash. - China, South Korea and Japan have several already. Now, the first in-patient treatment center for Internet addiction is launching in Fall City.
And it already has its first patient: a 19-year-old whose parents tried everything before finding this program.
Ben Alexander is a long way from his home in Iowa City. At the reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program, he feels a world away from his gaming addiction.
"My game of choice was 'World of Warcraft,'" said Alexander.
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08:23 AM PDT on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By JANE MCCARTHY / KING 5 News
FALL CITY, Wash. - China, South Korea and Japan have several already. Now, the first in-patient treatment center for Internet addiction is launching in Fall City.
And it already has its first patient: a 19-year-old whose parents tried everything before finding this program.
Ben Alexander is a long way from his home in Iowa City. At the reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program, he feels a world away from his gaming addiction.
"My game of choice was 'World of Warcraft,'" said Alexander.
MORE