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Question by Brian: what is the disorder where addiction to technology causes a loss of social skills in the real world?
I remember reading about this a long time ago, but I unfortunately forget the name. I’m not sure if it would be more accurate to describe it as a social phenomenon or disorder, but essentially it revolves around people growing more and more isolated from the real world as they become more and more immersed in technology, such as online games, social networking sites, etc. It seems like simply referring to it as “technology addiction” wouldn’t accurately describe it. Is there any other term?

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Answer by kittykat
Internet addiction .

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Causes Of Addiction: The Causes and Costs of Addictions

Christoper Lawford Kennedy and a selection of expert panelists discuss addiction causes and the cost of addiction in the long-term.
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How Addiction Happens: Gilbert man struggles loss of memory
Scott Bolzan, a Gilbert man who lost his memory due to a fall in 2008, has written a memoir about his predicament.
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How Addiction Happens: New Drug Court combating addiction
Friday afternoon’s session of Drug Court had gotten off to a good start, with reports that several young probationers were meeting their recovery goals, when a relative newcomer to the program stepped before the judge. The courtroom had already erupted into applause once to celebrate a recovering addict’s graduation from the program, when the young man making his first appearance rose from the …
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How Addiction Happens: Why Are You Addicted To Achievements?
Ever since the days when videogames were restricted to noisy arcades that smelled of old smoke and teenagers, they have been differentiated from other forms of entertainment by their continuous encouragement of player achievement. Back then, achievements took the form of high scores, level completions, and generally “winning”, in the words of a certain actor who’s a hinge short of a cat-flap…
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How Addiction Happens: New Drug Court combating addiction in Plymouth
Friday afternoon’s session of the Plymouth Drug Court had gotten off to a good start, with reports that several young probationers were meeting their recovery goals, when a relative newcomer to the program stepped before the judge.
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Addiction Rehab in the News

Addiction Rehab: Celebrities mourn the loss of Betty Ford
Pioneer. Hero. Angel . To many celebrities battling drug and alcohol addiction, former First Lady Betty Ford helped save their lives.
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Addiction Rehab: Betty Ford funerals to be in California, Michigan
Rancho Mirage was a billionaire’s playground dotted by gated golf resorts, estates and spas before Betty Ford made it famous to the rest of the world with a rehab center that treated a stream of spiraling Hollywood stars that spanned generations, from Elizabeth Taylor to Lindsay Lohan.
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Addiction Rehab: Surge in Number of Americans Treated for Prescription Painkiller Abuse
THURSDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Rehab admissions related to alcohol, opiates (including prescription painkillers) and marijuana increased in the United States between 1999 and 2009, according to a new national report.
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Addiction Rehab in the News

Addiction Rehab: Rancho Mirage residents absorb loss of Betty Ford
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Rancho Mirage was just a dot in a desert valley east of Los Angeles until Betty Ford put it on the map with a rehab center that treated a stream of Hollywood high-rollers and spiraling stars that spanned generations, from Elizabeth Taylor to Lindsay Lohan.
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Addiction Rehab: Betty Ford to get Calif. memorial, Mich. burial
Before she is laid to rest, Betty Ford will be memorialized in the Southern California desert region that she and her rehab center made famous by treating troubled Hollywood stars battling alcoholism and other addictions.
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Addiction Rehab: Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition: Wally Wages War On Food Addiction
This week on Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition, Chris Powell takes on his latest morbidly obese challenge in Wally – a devoted husband and father who compulsively overeats. Will the addiction to food be more than even Chris can handle? Keep reading to find out what happens… Wally and his family live in an apartment […]
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Addiction Rehab: Daniel Radcliffe Newest Young Celebrity to Struggle with Addiction
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe admitted that he struggled with alcohol addiction while filming the smash-hit films, according to US Magazine. This revelation comes as quite a shock to Potter fans all over the world, though they should be relieved to learn that he has been clean and sober since August of last year.
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Causes Of Addiction in the News

Causes Of Addiction: Home of Betty Ford’s rehab center absorbs loss
Rancho Mirage was a billionaires’ playground dotted by gated golf resorts and spas before Betty Ford’s rehab center made it famous to the rest of the world by treating a stream of spiraling Hollywood stars who…
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Causes Of Addiction: Home of Betty Ford’s rehab center absorbs loss
Rancho Mirage was a billionaires’ playground dotted by gated golf resorts and spas before Betty Ford’s rehab center made it famous to the rest of the world by treating a stream of spiraling Hollywood stars who…
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Causes Of Addiction: Betty Ford to get Calif. memorial, Mich. burial
Before she is laid to rest, Betty Ford will be memorialized in the Southern California desert region that she and her rehab center made famous by treating troubled Hollywood stars battling alcoholism and other addictions.
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