Step Inside A Chinese Boot Camp For Teens Who Are Addicted To The Internet [PHOTOS]

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REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

China was one of the first countries in the world to label "Internet addiction" as a clinical disorder posing a major threat to its teenagers.

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According to Reuters, the Chinese government has taken an aggressive approach to the problem, building as many as 250 boot camps to eradicate internet addiction.

Parents can elect to send their children to these camps, where they undergo psychological examinations and military-style physical training to cure their addiction. Many of the teens sent to these Chinese boot camps spend the majority of their waking hours on the Internet, whether it be on networking sites or online games.

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