Can you really be addicted to the internet?

Via Scoop.itHealthcare Continuing Education

Several recent reports suggest that a study of the brains of people who excessively use the Internet, which show abnormalities similar to those found in people with substance addictions, could be proof that the internet has similar addictive qualities to drugs, alcohol or tobacco. But is there really such a thing as Internet addiction?
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