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Internet addiction, a serious issue, is something that a lot people suffering from find it very debilitating. But one teen, in an attempt to cure himself of his Internet addiction, has taken things too far.
File photo of a patient at the internet-addiction treatment centre in Daxing is wired up for EEG scans to measure brain activity.
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The teen, aged 19, identified only as "Little Wang" from the city of Nantong in Jiangsu province, China, decided to chop off his left hand when he couldn't handle his Internet addiction anymore. He did this in an effort to limit access to his computer and phone.
He sneaked out of his home to avoid alerting his parents
Before chopping off his hand, Little Wang had reportedly left a note saying he is going to hospital and would be back later
Authorities recovered his hand and surgeons were able to reattach it, though they are skeptical that he will regain full use of the hand
File photo of a 12-year-old boy is treated at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital after spending four straight days in an internet cafe in 2005.
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Meanwhile, there are currently an estimated 24 million young "web junkies" in China. It is one of the several countries grappling with the issue, and has some 250 of Internet addiction-fighting camps.
A mother says goodbye to her 13-year-old after checking him into the addiction treatment centre.
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China isn't alone, with over 600 million Internet users in Asia the online video games market in Asia has grown massively due in part to the success of games like League of Legends and DOTA 2
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Meanwhile, under-18 Taiwanese are not allowed to 'constantly use electronic products for a period of time that is not reasonable', but the 'reasonable length of time' has not been defined. Last month, a gamer died after playing games for 3-day at an Internet café.
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