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Video Game Addiction Will Become A National Health Problem, Experts Warn

May 20, 2009 in News comments 5

According to psychologists, video game addiction is fast becoming a national health problem, with many gamers playing for eight to ten hours a day....

COMPUTER game addiction looms as a new national health problem for adults, experts warn.

Psychologists say a growing number of adult Australians are hooked on Nintendos, Playstations, Xboxes and PCs.

About 68 per cent of Australians now play computer or video games and the average age of gamers is now 30.

``There is no doubt computer and computer games addiction is on the rise for adults, said psychologist William Campos.

He said one of his patients had played a game called World of Warcraft for 8-10hours a day.
``It can be all consuming. I had one patient who was so involved with one game called World of Warcraft and would play it up to eight ten hours a day.
Miss Razz via news.com.au »
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  • 0
    Daigoji_Gai May 20, 09
    By Crom - here comes the hysteria again.
  • 1
    kik36 May 20, 09
    Sweet! I've been wanting a reason to break out my tin foil hat!
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    HisServant77 Jul 16, 09
    Any addiction is a health problem . . . Unless you're addicted to health. But then, that develops into a LIFE problem because you lose sight of LIVING, and begin to wish for that sterile bubble to live in . . . which then negates healthy living because of lack of activity . . . but then you'd already know that so you know that LIVING is healthy.

    So . . . strike that. Addiction = Bad. Except for when it's not.
  • 0
    FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 16, 09
    I couldn't care less if i'm addicted to games. My choice, not anyone elses =/
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    Hideo1 Jul 16, 09
    How long have people been playing World of Warcraft? Okay, go back and say this then and people may care

    So something that harms the lives of a certain number of people isn't worth looking at, but when it potentially, may, possibly harm a little more it's something people should care about? So what level of apathy should I feel towards this if the number decreases? Perhaps the only way to solve the Aids problem in Africa is to wait until half of the people with it die, then because it's not such a big problem we can brush it under the rug?

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