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What are we going to do with the exploding number of addicts who cannot put down their BlackBerries? Beyond their rude behaviorhow many of you ...

By Staff Writer | Updated on October 27, 2006

What are we going to do with the exploding number of addicts who cannot put down their BlackBerries? Beyond their rude behaviorhow many of you have tried having a dinner conversation with someone while they keep peeking furtively into their lap to catch the latest incoming message?there is a repetitive stress factor at work here that could impact workers’ comp insurers and risk managers.

Kids are getting hooked at an early age, with everyone text messaging their way through class or while walking in the street. (The only behavior more annoying than nearly being run over by someone with their head down while reading their e-mail is passing people who appear to be talking to themselvesloudlyuntil you spot their Bluetooth earpiece, making them look as if theyve been assimilated by the Borg of Star Trek!)

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