Technology Futures

It's official: Computers drive us to drink (and smoking)

Submitted by acohill on Fri, 01/13/2006 - 10:21.

I had a hard time figuring out where to put this item...I finally stuck it under "Future Trends." A UK study shows IT problems are the leading cause of stress in England, with a third of respondents reporting that their number one stressor was the computer. Some of those surveys admitted too much stress drove them to drink and smoke more.