Italy is sending phone-addicted teens to rehab

Italy is planning on packing phone-addicted teenagers off to rehab with a tough new law to curb social media obsession.

New legislation is set to crackdown on a phenomenon called “nomophobia,” which means living in fear of losing your mobile and having no internet connection.

According to the bill, eight out of 10 Italian teens suffer from the tech-related malady, prompting politicians to take a stand.

Vittoria Casa, an MP with the governing Five Star party, who proposed the bill said: “It’s getting worse and worse and it must be treated like an addiction.

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