The World Wide Web is a fascinating information superhighway. Its debut only dates back to the 1990s, but it quickly became a staple in our lives. As with everything, there is a good and a bad side. Americans and people around the world increasingly rely on the use of the Internet for their informational, academic, social, entertainment, organizational, and connectional needs. Along with all the good this has brought, a new disorder is emerging, Internet Addiction Disorder. Although Internet addiction disorder has not yet been added to the DSM, researchers have high hopes that it will be added in future editions. Much research has been done to understand the complexities of this disorder. Most research has been done on college-aged youth and young adults because they appear to be the most vulnerable. Our young people are growing up with the Internet and rely on it much more than older adults do today. They seem to be more interested in things of a technological nature (Chou, Condron & Belland, 2005). Through research, predictors of Internet addiction disorder are examined. Scales are being developed to aid in diagnosis. Diagnostic criteria are being formulated. Models and researched. There was an international congress to discuss this disorder and the treatments implemented around the world. This article will review information on research findings, diagnoses, and treatments used. It will also examine information about the nature of the Internet itself, which appears to give it the power to drive people into addiction. Explaining Internet Addiction Some researchers claim that Internet addiction is similar to gaming addiction (Chou......middle of article......2010). Internet addiction or excessive Internet use. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(5), 277-283. doi:10.3109/00952990.2010.491880 Yen, J., Yen, C., Wu, H., Huang, C., & Ko, C. (2011). Hostility in the real world and online: Effect of Internet addiction, depression, and online activity. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networks, 14(11), 649-655. doi:10.1089/cyber.2010.0393 Young, K. (2014). Reflections on the first international conference on Internet addiction disorders - cultural and clinical perspectives. Retrieved from http://netaddictionrecovery.blogspot.com/Zhang, H., Jiang, W., Lin, Z., Du, Y., & Vance, A. (2013). Comparison of psychological symptoms and serum neurotransmitter levels in Shanghai adolescents with and without Internet addiction disorder: a case-control study. Plos UN, 8(5), 1-4. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063089