internet addiction in Dominican Republic

Internet addiction has been described as an impulse-control disorder by behavioral health experts and functions as an escape from real life,internet addicts often use the internet as a fantasy world to connect with people online as a substitute for connecting with people face to face. Many of those with an addiction to the internet are unable to achieve these relationship connections normally.

Internet addiction can also cause a number of physical symptoms, including insomnia, tension headaches, dry eyes, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Secondary physical symptoms such as vision problems, weight gain, neck aches, backaches, and circulation problems may stem from a lack of exercise or repetitive stress injuries.

Nowadays, here in Dominican Republic you can see people engaging in a behavior such as use cellphones while they are driving a car, a bus or even a motorcycle ;those people don’t care about people’s security, especially those who conduct a public transportation. We have to confront these situation and if is necessary to turn them in to the police in order to stop these dangerous practice that are causing too much traffic accidents, today we can see many issues that are coming out because of the internet addiction, not only Young people are devoting too much time to online activities also adults are engaging in. People can’t be a day without using whatsapp, Facebook or other internet pages.

In front of this serious situation and with the government proposal of create a digital republic, my question will be “are we prepared for the implication of that?.