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To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (75108)	8/22/1999 11:47:00 PM
From: Chung Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Net Nerds Need Medical Help Say Eu Shrinks PSYCHOLOGISTS say computer nerds hooked on surfing the Internet are mentally ill and need medical help. That means those who spend more than four hours a day on the Net could soon be treated on the NHS like alcholics and gamblers. Top Brussels health advisers say new evidence shows constant surfing creates high brain levels of the drug dopamine, an adrenalin-like chemical linked to gambling fever. Now the EU psychologists are warning Scots GPs to brace themselves for a wave of new patients suffering from addiction to the Internet. Stars like David Bowie and Keanu Reeves have already admitted to surfing binges. Bowie gets up at 5am every day so he can cram in four hours online. yahoo.co.uk