Most of my friends carry these things, and I've seen it with my own eyes. They check them while driving. While eating. During meetings. In the bathroom. I have no doubt they are addictive.
"Blackberry email devices can be so addictive that owners may need to be weaned off them with treatment similar to that given to drug users, experts warned today.
They said the palmtop gadgets, which have been nicknamed 'crackberries' because users quickly become hooked on them, could be seriously damaging to mental health.
The study, carried out by New Jersey's Rutgers University School, claims the Blackberry is fuelling a rise in email and internet addiction, with sufferers able to survive only a few minutes without checking for new mail."
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Denial. It's a classic sign.
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