November 22 2007

Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession

Looks like addiction to cyberspace has reached a deadly level in South Korea, therefore they’ve created a camp that helps cure and rid youth from their web addiction! :)

“MOKCHEON, South Korea — The compound — part boot camp, part rehab center — resembles programs around the world for troubled youths. Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses, counselors lead group sessions, and there are even therapeutic workshops on pottery and drumming.
But these young people are not battling alcohol or drugs. Rather, they have severe cases of what many in this country believe is a new and potentially deadly addiction: cyberspace.
They come here, to the Jump Up Internet Rescue School, the first camp of its kind in South Korea and possibly the world, to be cured.” Continue Reading…

Thanks to Jimbo for pointing out this article!



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Posted November 22, 2007 by Eman Abukhadra in category "Media, International