Anyone who uses a computer is at risk of becoming addicted. The elderly, adults, adolescents and children are vulnerable. They depend upon the computer to fullfill needs and to escape the reality of the real world. The internet is the largest class of addiction. The median age of internet addiction is 35 years old.
Computer addiction can severly effect an individuals family and work environment.
Computer addiction is real. Individuals who suffer from this addiction like any other addiction lack the power to realize their disorder. With a drug or alchol addiction, the supply eventually runs out. With gambling addiction, the money runs out. An internet addict confesses.