Google Glass user treated for severe addiction

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Gutenberg
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Google Glass user treated for severe addiction

Post by Gutenberg » Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:53 pm

Google Glass fan treated for severe addiction, experienced painful withdrawal symptoms
"It’s official: Too much Google Glass is very bad for you. The Guardian notices that a new article published in the journal Addictive Behaviours details treatment for one man’s severe addiction to Google Glass, which led him to experience painful withdrawal symptoms that were likened to withdrawal from alcoholism."
read more: http://bgr.com/2014/10/15/is-google-glass-worth-it/

Link to the original study:

Internet addiction disorder and problematic use of Google Glass™ in patient treated at a residential substance abuse treatment program
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 0314003153

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