Investigative Report of Internet Addiction
TABLE OF CONTENT
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ...............................................iv
ABSTRACT.............................................................v
INTRODUCTION ........................................................1
Purpose .............................................................1
Growth Of The Internet ..............................................1
THE ADDICTION .......................................................2
What causes it ......................................................2
Symptoms ............................................................3
How To Overcome The Addiction........................................4
The elements of any addiction........................................4
CONCLUSION ..........................................................8
One Last Interesting Question .......................................9
REFERENCES ..........................................................10
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
1. The number of networks connected to the Internet vs. Time.
2. The percentage of the Internet domains
3. Will the equation people = Internet Users be true in 2001?
ABSTRACT
The problem of Internet addiction is not very noticeable now and that's why not
many people are taking it seriously, but what these people are failing to see is
the connection between the very rapid growth of the Internet and the addiction
problem. It is really simple logic the bigger the Internet get the more users
will be which will lead to a bigger number of addicts that can have their lives
as well as others corrupted by this behavior. The main objective of this paper
is to make sure that all reader know and understand what Internet addiction is
and how it can be solved or avoided. I can not offer a professional psychiatric
solution but I believe if a person knows more about the addiction, the better
chance they have to help themselves as well as others; that's why I have
included a short summary of the elements of addiction.
I hope that by the time you read my paper you will have a better understanding
about this issue to keep yourself as well as others of taking Internet addiction
lightly.
INTRODUCTION
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to make you, the reader, alert and more aware of
the newest type of addiction, Interne...
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...not be life threatening like some drug addiction, but it can very harmful
to the person professional and personal life. The key to staying away from this
addiction is to understand its elements and have a strong will power to control
one's self from all the temptations that the Internet might provide.
One Last Interesting Question
We all know that more and more people are gaining access to the Internet some
way or another, but not every body had the chance of looking at figure 3 !
Figure 3. Will the equation people = Internet Users be true in 2001? (Source:
ftp://nic.merit.edu/statistics/nsfnet)
REFERENCES
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Merit Network Inc., [online]
Available URL: ftp://nic.merit.edu/statistics/nsfnet/
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