Internet Addiction
I chose to tackle this subject because I think that internet addiction is becoming more and more prevalent in today's society, with the advent of the net being used as one of our primary sources for information and entertainment. This is especially prevalent for students as they are being brought up in an online era and will probably be the first generation to rely so heavily on the internet for use in their schooling and their daily lives. This can be tackled as a controversial issue as talked about in the goals in the Information Technology IRP or also in a discussion of addiction, which could be covered by the Personal Planning IRP which covers such things as healthy living and mental well being.
The Center for On-Line Addiction-This site seems to be one of the online leaders in dealing with internet addiction. Most of the other sites link to here. There is a lot of professional infomation on this disorder and a section on why this addiction affects students. There is also a great quiz section.
Rating: *****
Clicking The Night Away- This site is a study done on the internet habits of the Maltese people. There is an interesting survey on internet usage and trends in that country. The comparisons to North American internet usage are interesting and are kind of telling as to patterns of how addiction develops.
Rating: ***
Cyberwidows- This site asks the question of what to do if you think that your partner is addicted to the internet. There is actually not a lot of information in this site on it's own. The actual meat of this site comes in the section on the bottom of the page that is a contacts section. There is also information on getting connected to a listserv about online addiction
Rating: ****
Internet Addiction and the Help Available- This site is a research paper done on what internet addiction is and what sort of help there is available to people that might have this addiction. What makes this paper especially interesting is that it is conducted by a high school student. I am assuming that this was probably part of a school assignment that, instead of handing it in on paper, they made it into a web page.
Rating: ****
Online Sexual Addiction Homepage- This site provides information on a subcategory of internet addiction, which they call online sexual addiction. This site gives valuable information and an online quiz to answer people's questions on this disorder.
Rating: ***
F12 Online Anonymous Twelve Step Program- This site takes a humorous look at on-line addiction. They provide a fictional twelve step program as well as holding contests and selling merchandise. A good laugh
Rating: ****
UK Netaholics Anonymous- A funny site that looks at internet addiction through comedic terms. They claim to have online therapies such as "regression therapy" that will cure you of all your internet addiction problems. A hilarious site from over the pond in the UK.
Rating: ****
Internet Addiction Information- A small page that gives some brief information about online addiction. This site includes an article about the disorder, symptoms that people can identify, and where help can be found. There is also a link section at the bottom of the page that could prove helpful.
Rating: ****
You Know You're Addicted To The Internet When...- This is a hilarious site that informs you that you might be addicted to the internet when you meet any of these humorous criteria. This site is a lot of laughs and something that you might want to pass onto your friends.
Rating: *****
Illinois Center for Addiction Recovery- This site seems to be a site by real professionals offering real help for people with internet addiction. The site reviews what internet addiction is and what help there is available. The section that I found most interesting was a section on why the internet is addictive.
Rating: *****
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