BEWARE, YOU CYBER ADDICT! Nowadays most of the teens are affected by IAD (Internet Addiction Disorder). Internet addiction affects the brain the same way alchohol, cocaine and cannabis do. *Scans found abnormal white matter structure in the orbito frontal regions of the brain, which is also found in people exposed to alchohol, cocaine and cannabis. *Scientists said disruption in myelin, the fatty sheath that coats nerve fibres, could be the cause of the damage. *Internet addiction is also linked to reduction in the number of dopamine transporters, which is again seen in the brains of other addicts. The reduction of dopamine will cause diseases like Parkinson disease. ARE YOU A CYBER ADDICT? If you are a cyber addict you should take necessary measures to recover from it. Better you consult a psychiatrist. WHAT WE SHOULD DO? *Control the use of internet. Reduce the time that you use internet daily. *Start a new hobby such as collection of pictures,news o