Curing web addicts

AP reports:

China’s Health Ministry has ordered a hospital to stop using electric shock therapy to cure youths of Internet addiction, saying there was no scientific evidence it worked.

No kidding.

Chinese psychologists say symptoms of Internet addiction include being online more than six hours a day – playing games and looking at pornography rather than working or studying – and getting angry when unable to get online.

Well I’d say most Kiwiblog commenters fit that definition 🙂

Shuyun said it was only part of the overall program to treat patients, which also included medicine and psychological counseling. Patients are charged 5,500 yuan ($NZ1290) a month.

You pay $1,290 a month to get electrocuted? Man that is the best cyber scam yet.