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Nation’s First Internet Rehab Center

 G4TV | August 20, 2009 | Stephen Johnson

I know this looks like an ordinary blog post, but it’s not.  Me and the rest of the G4 staff as well as the other commenters here are joining together to talk to you about your internet addiction. We’re intervening to convince you to get the help you so desperately need.  

Your internet addiction is affecting our lives negatively in the following ways:

• You hog the computer.
• You actually say “el oh el,” and that makes us pity you.
• You drank all the Mountain Dew.
• You’re starting to smell bad.

Please accept the help we’re offering and book some time at reSTART, the country’s first detox center for internet addicts. reSTART promises to “assist participants with an internet and/or computer based behavioral addiction to break the cycle of dependency.” The 8-12 week abstinence based recovery program “exposes participants to a variety of activities and everyday life skills which are often avoided or underdeveloped as a result of ongoing computer, video game play and internet abuse.” In other words: reSTART will convince you to ride your bike once in a while.