Pathological Online Dependence (POD)

It is now accepted in medical circles that cyberspace addiction is a real (as opposed to virtual)condition that needs to be treated ("warrants intervention" in medjarg). Cyber-somatic disorders are encountered to the maximum extent in S.Korea which has the distinction of being the "most connected country".De-addiction and rehab centres for the internet-obsessed are fast coming up in Korea and to a lesser extent in Taiwan and China. The disorder is predominantly masculine and if diagnosed in early stages eminently curable. About 30% of Korean students are deemed susceptible. Surprisingly, though Finland is almost as cyber-intense as Korea, very few cases have been spotted there. Would this malaise result in these POD-prone countries losing their academic edge over others?