Stanford study finds high rate of "problematic" Internet use
A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine finds more than one in eight U.S. adults finds it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time, and about one in 11 tries to hide his or her online habit. The study involved a nationwide telephone survey of almost 2,600 people.
Lead author Elias Aboujaoude says he undertook the study after seeing an increase in the number of people coming into his Stanford Clinic reporting problems stemming from Internet overuse.