Can't Stop Web Surfing? Go to Rehab

Illinois In-Patient Facility First of Its Kind to Treat Internet Addicts.
By AMY JACOBSON and EMILY FRIEDMAN
PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 7, 2008

At the height of his Internet addiction, Ben estimated that he spent at least 16 hours a day surfing the Web.

"Days would pass before I would shower, shave or eat," Ben told ABCNews.com.

The college student, who asked that his last name not be used because of privacy concerns, said that he simply could not get off the computer.

Ben said he would play computer games until the sun came up and then sleep for a few hours during the day. Eventually, he simply lost interest in the world around him and flunked out of college. the rest image