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Children as young as twelve increasingly undergoing treatment for addictions including steroids and porn

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

02:08 16 Feb 2020


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Twelve years olds are increasingly getting treatment for issues with gaming addictions, steroid use and porn.

A survey from CyberSafe Ireland earlier this week showed that one in three young people see material online that's upsetting for them.

There are calls for more to be done to protect young people - like a Digital Safety Commissioner.

Richard Hogan is clinical director of the Therapy Institute - he says there are ways to get around built-in protections on apps:

Children as young as twelve increasingly undergoing treatment for addictions including steroids and porn

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