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If children or teens suffer from physical, mental, or emotional trauma, they may turn to addictive substances or behaviors as coping mechanisms — especially if they haven’t yet developed other coping strategies. Addiction to anything almost always starts as self-medication (or avoidance) to manage uncomfortable feelings or circumstances; ultimately, it starts out as a solution to a problem but then becomes a problem unto itself. Again, the Internet is not inherently the problem, but it’s a very powerful activity that can become a problem.