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Young people are getting hooked on the internet more than drugs, a new report says. As many as 250,000 14 to 24-year-olds are now addicted to the internet, while drug abuse is dropping.
For girls the irresistible pull of social networking, for boys the escapism of online gaming. Teenagers - particularly those that fail to find work after leaving school - are increasingly turning to online distractions rather than substance abuse, according to a government report published on Tuesday.
Particularly worrying is the trend toward “excessive or pathological computer game and internet use,” Drug Commissioner Mechthild Dyckmans, author of the “Drug and Addiction Report 2012.” told the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper on Wednesday.
Young people are getting hooked on the internet more than drugs, a new report says. As many as 250,000 14 to 24-year-olds are now addicted to the internet, while drug abuse is dropping.
For girls the irresistible pull of social networking, for boys the escapism of online gaming. Teenagers - particularly those that fail to find work after leaving school - are increasingly turning to online distractions rather than substance abuse, according to a government report published on Tuesday.
Particularly worrying is the trend toward “excessive or pathological computer game and internet use,” Drug Commissioner Mechthild Dyckmans, author of the “Drug and Addiction Report 2012.” told the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper on Wednesday.