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Pets offered to help internet addicts
KOREA TIMES -- The government is providing animal companions to help Internet addicts recover from their addiction.
The Korea Internet Addiction Center (KIAC) under the National Information Society Agency (NIA) is giving pets to those diagnosed with an Internet addiction so they can learn to communicate and connect with living beings.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security, with which the NIA is affiliated, began the project in May to help fight the problem.
“Anyone who is an Internet addict or who believe they have the symptoms of becoming one can apply to the center for a pet. There are no restrictions on age or the number of applicants. Children, adults and even the elderly can apply,” said a KIAC official.
Read More: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/08/117_118580.html
...Do we have an "internet addiction center" in this country?
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