From the BBC:
More than one in eight adults in the US show signs of being addicted to the internet, a study has shown.
“Addicts” showed signs of compulsive internet use, habitually checking e-mail, websites and chat rooms.
More than 8% of the 2,513 respondents to the Stanford University phone survey said they hid their use from partners.
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