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Young 'Internet-addicted' Chinese kids drugged in military-styled rehabilitation centers for cure

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China is the first country to recognize Internet Addiction Disorder as a mental illness. One of their responses for the millions of youth speculated as suffering is rehabilitation. In a rare occurrence, The Daily Mail Online was given time to visit behind the walls of the infamous IAD rehabilitation facility depicted as a "concentration camp." Some agree on the style of their training, while others are raise questions on the type of drug they are administering to patients.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - "Sufferers of IAD completely or partially lose social functions. These can include working or studying ability, interpersonal relationships and daily life ability like brushing teeth and having a bath," explained psychiatrist Tao Ran during the interview with the Daily Mail. "They also become anxious when there's a power outage."


Tao is a former People's Liberation Army colonel and now runs the China Young Mental Development Base that is famous for its strict, military-like training and rehabilitation strategy.

According to Tao, there is an 85 to 90 percent cure rate, and although the statistics are yet to be proven, his methods have influenced other centers in China through his manifesto, translated into 22 different languages.

However, other medical professionals from the country and abroad put him under fire for not stating what drugs he is administering to his patients.

According to The Daily Mail, patients follow a strict training regimen, that runs for at least 6 months, starting from waking up until lights off at 9:30 p.m. Some of the patients are put on the Base after being drugged by their parents.

These young Chinese kids took psychological examinations to determine whether they were suffering from IAD, and if the results are positive, they will be provided a bunk bed and a doctor. A patient is charged about $1,500 a month excluding the food allowance.

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