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Internet Addiction: Study Says Internet is Like Cigarettes

A study which challenged adults to go without the Internet for one day shows that 53 percent felt "upset" when they couldn't access the Internet for a period of time. A small UK behavioral research firm, Intersperience, conducted a study on how humans deal with the absence of the "I" word, and found that without the Internet, 40 percent of participants felt "lonely."

More than one thousand participants between the ages of 18 and 64 were counted in the study. They answered questions pertaining to their attitude and feelings towards the Internet, their use of it, smart phones, and digital devices.

According to the study, one participant said it was like "having a hand chopped off."  Though that might seem like a drastic comparison, the study suggests withdrawal from the Internet is how smokers feel when they haven't had a cigarette in a considerable amount of time. One participant called it "my biggest nightmare."

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