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Gaming Fanatics Show Hallmarks of Drug Addiction

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-looking-at-you-cowboy dept.

Game_addict writes "There's a story over at New Scientist saying that a new study has found that game addiction has the same effects on people as drug addiction."

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  1. So ... by b0r1s · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where do I sign up for 'disability' payments?

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  2. Does NOT.. In Fact... by Sfing_ter · · Score: 5, Funny

    It DOES NOT. In Fact, I can stop playing Quake any time I choose. And when I choose to I will. Just not right now. I have a couple more frags to get... NO Really... anytime I want...

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  3. This just in: by oGMo · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Journalists show hallmarks of sensationalistic idiots."

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    Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage

  4. Gateway drug? by daniel422 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And this article doesn't even go near the gateway aspect of videogames. Why I never started drinking and smoking dope until I started playin'. Now it's all been downhill. After that last all-night coke binge playing Sonic the Hedgehog I figured enough was enough...it was time to turn my life around. And it all started with a few mushrooms and a crazy guy called Mario....