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South Korea to Launch Residential Treatment Camps for Drug-Addicted Youth

South Korea to Launch Residential Treatment Camps for Drug-Addicted Youth

SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to help teenagers with drug addiction recover their daily lives and foster self-reliance, the South Korean government plans to pilot the country’s first residential treatment camps in the latter half of this year. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the state-run Korea Youth Counseling [...]

Study Finds Parental Understanding and Consistent Rules Lower Risk of Gaming Overindulgence in Minors

Study Finds Parental Understanding and Consistent Rules Lower Risk of Gaming Overindulgence in Minors

SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report by the Korea Creative Content Agency has revealed that minors are less likely to overindulge in gaming when their parents have a higher understanding of games and set clear usage guidelines. The findings, detailed in the “2023 Comprehensive Survey on Children and Adolescents’ Gaming Behavior,” were based [...]

Growing Number of Elementary School Students Addicted to YouTube

Growing Number of Elementary School Students Addicted to YouTube

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — As online classes are scheduled for this year’s academic calendar, parents are increasingly concerned over their children’s addiction to YouTube. What begins with a YouTube link shared by school teachers on an online education platforms ends with children not knowing when to stop watching videos, parents claim. Choi, a [...]

S. Koreans’ Addiction to Online Gambling Grows amid Prolonged Pandemic

S. Koreans’ Addiction to Online Gambling Grows amid Prolonged Pandemic

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With outdoor activities restricted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of South Koreans who have become addicted to online gambling is growing at a rapid pace. According to the Korea Center on Gambling Problems (KCGP), 7,348 people underwent counseling for their addiction to online gambling [...]

17 pct of S. Korean Teens Addicted to Internet, Smartphones

17 pct of S. Korean Teens Addicted to Internet, Smartphones

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 17 percent of young students in South Korea are addicted to the internet and smartphones, a government survey suggested Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released the result of its survey of teenagers’ internet and smartphone usage, conducted on 1,331,441 fourth graders of elementary schools and [...]

1 in 5 S. Koreans at Risk of Smartphone Addiction: Poll

1 in 5 S. Koreans at Risk of Smartphone Addiction: Poll

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of five South Koreans experienced excessive dependence on smartphones last year, a poll showed Wednesday, with the ratio increasing every year. According to the survey by the Ministry of Science and ICT, 19.1 percent of people aged between three and 69 fell into the potentially at-risk or [...]

Smartphone Dependence Growing Among Young Children

Smartphone Dependence Growing Among Young Children

SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With reliance on smartphones increasing among toddlers and young children, educational classes on fighting Internet addiction will now be offered to preschoolers. According to government officials, the Ministry of Science and ICT will be holding classes regarding Internet addiction prevention targeting pre-school children for the first time starting August [...]

Smartphone Addiction among Young Women Reaches ‘Serious’ Levels

Smartphone Addiction among Young Women Reaches ‘Serious’ Levels

SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Addiction to smartphones has reached “serious” levels for young South Korean women, with singles being more susceptible to problems, state data showed Sunday.  According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare that checked 5,102 adults over 18 from July through December of 2016, 24.5 percent of women between 18 [...]