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No one really knows what causes internet addiction disorder, although several factors have been noted by mental health professionals as contributors to this condition. One theory concerns the "rush" that some Internet addicts have by logging online, similar to the experience of process addictions such shopping or gambling. People with depression or other mental disorders may use the Internet as a way to self-medicate in the same way substance abusers use drugs or alcohol.

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