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Internet Becomes Addiction

We’ve all heard the media reports over the past several years concerning internet addiction. And to the older generation this problem may seem very new age-y and ridiculous, but to the many underage and adolescents addicted to the internet, gambling, video games, and even online casino gambling, internet addiction becomes a very real concern. A Canadian clinic in Toronto is one of the first in the world to add internet addiction into its list of treatable problems for adolescents. Basically, the same reasons and needs that cause an addiction to video games and gambling are also present when adolescents turn to the internet and the online casinos for solace.

The Centre for Addition and Mental Health (ACES) only recently added counseling for internet addiction to its services, and the head of clinical at ACES, Bruce Ballon, commented that the facility felt the new service was needed considering the large volume of calls ACES received concerning internet addiction and its counterpart – online casino gambling addiction.

Ballon noted his reasoning on adding the new program, “it's just another manifestation or coping mechanism or strategy to deal with other issues,” and because of the similarities of the root cause, the company was ideally suited to also deal with internet addiction without too much extra expense and restructuring.

ACES focuses not only on overcoming the addiction to the internet, online casino gambling, video games, or whatever the addiction, but also on uncovering the root cause of the addiction. Many times the addicted adolescents use these vices as a way to overcome low self-esteem issues, social anxiety, and even some mental illnesses can manifest through addictive behavior.