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11/5/2009 9:33:47 PM EST
China to ban tough treatment of web addicts
China's ministry of health has moved to ban the use of physical punishment to treat teenagers addicted to the web, according to draft guidelines.
Posted by Asia Legal News

BBC News reports there are dozens of treatment centres offering to wean youths, mostly boys, from spending hours on the web.

Many of them are military-style boot camps that rely on tough programmes of physical exercise and counselling.

Two boys were beaten at separate camps earlier this year, one died and the other was severely injured.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8344002.stm


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