In
a world of rapidly advancing technology, it is hard
to ignore the Internet which is becoming more and more
centric to the lives of users worldwide. Yet the convenience
the electronic age provides come with a price. The ugly
truth is that the Internet is as addictive as it is
useful. Unrestrained or unsupervised, users of the Web
will find themselves invariably and unwittingly chained
by the shackles of the addictive
elements of the Internet.
What
is IAD?
IAD
(Internet Addiction Disorder) is a speculated mental
disorder made and introduced by Ivan Goldberg, M.D.,
in 1995. It is an addiction that closely parallels the
other addictions such as drug and pathological gambling
addiction and is potentially just as damaging. Find
out more…
Purpose
of this site
The
main aim of this site is to help it’s readers
to be better equipped in identifying the symptoms and
causes of IAD and how to prevent and treat it. Alarmed
at the amount of Web users addicted to the Internet,
we hope that this site could help educate the readers
on how to help their loved ones who are addicted to
the Net and stop it before it severely undermines the
ability of those addicted to lead a normal life.
