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images/news/internet.jpgConsider it a way to reboot your life into normalcy. The United States’ first Internet addiction center has opened in Fall City, WA. The center specializes in not just addiction to the Web itself, but also in related activities: gaming, texting, video games, as well as the Internet itself.
The program is called reSTART. The 45-day program isn’t cheap, at $14,500. Interestingly, the location in Fall City is just a few miles away from Microsoft’s HQ.
The mission of this innovative program is to help adults, addicted to video games and the internet, detach from their high-tech distractions, find balance, and reconnect to the real world. It is structured to include individual and group therapy, life-skills coaching, cooperative living, physical and nutritional education, mindfulness training, work and home-maintenance skill-building, 12-step meetings, and weekly, off-site, high-adventure expeditions. The facility is located on a beautiful, 5-acre parcel of land in western Washington.
The $14,500 expense is not covered by any insurance programs. I suppose the best an addict could hope for is to earn some money “mining gold” for WoW players, then hanging up the Internet straps. Yes, yes, that’s all tongue-in-cheek.
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The program is called reSTART. The 45-day program isn’t cheap, at $14,500. Interestingly, the location in Fall City is just a few miles away from Microsoft’s HQ.
The mission of this innovative program is to help adults, addicted to video games and the internet, detach from their high-tech distractions, find balance, and reconnect to the real world. It is structured to include individual and group therapy, life-skills coaching, cooperative living, physical and nutritional education, mindfulness training, work and home-maintenance skill-building, 12-step meetings, and weekly, off-site, high-adventure expeditions. The facility is located on a beautiful, 5-acre parcel of land in western Washington.
The $14,500 expense is not covered by any insurance programs. I suppose the best an addict could hope for is to earn some money “mining gold” for WoW players, then hanging up the Internet straps. Yes, yes, that’s all tongue-in-cheek.
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