Deprogramming China's Internet addicts.

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Imagine playing video games for three days nonstop-without even taking a bathroom break. "Internet addiction" is on the rise among teens in China, and hundreds of rehab centers are trying to help deprogram them. Patients like this one, whose brain activity is being monitored by psychologists, go cold turkey from the Web for about four months; they're watched by guards, eat a special diet, and undergo psychological therapy and military-style physical training. Last year the U.S. opened its...