Detox Clinic Opening for Video Game Addicts

Blue6 writes "An addiction center is opening Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone. Video games may look innocent, but they can be as addictive as gambling or drugs, and just as hard to kick, says Keith Bakker, director of Amsterdam-based Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants." I'm pretty sure the amount of time I've spent in the world of Azeroth in the past year counts as addiction. Someone tell my parents I still love them, while I mine this ore.

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Newspeak

[lga]

"Addiction Consultants" - is that what we are calling drug dealers now?

Joysticks

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't leave mine alone either.

Re:Joysticks

[AstrumPreliator]

They have a different clinic for that joystick problem.

Re:Joysticks

[sa1lnr]

And we are all here posting on it. ;)

Re:Joysticks

[Walt Dismal]

I'm not addicted to porn. I could have stopped *any time* I wanted to since puberty, in the last 45 years. I'll demonstrate right now... stopping...stopping... almost stopping...almost stopping..trying to stop... trying ... ARGGGGGGHHH! ARGGGGGHHHH! Give me BACK my pictures of Cmdr Taco, the bearskin rug, and the bullwhip. NOW! {quiver} {pant} Damn your soft, succulent lips, Rob Malda!

Quaking in my boots

[mo'o ahi]

Hi, my name is Mo and I'm a Quake addict...

Re:Quaking in my boots

[scsirob]

Hi Mo..

Re:Quaking in my boots

[WildWon]

Hi Mo.

Re:Quaking in my boots

[Anonymous Coward]

Hi Mo!

More detox programs coming soon:

[bky1701]

1. Overclockers Anonymous 2. The Overcoming Soda Pop Foundation 3. The Surpassing Forum-Trolling Group 4. How to not hate the world is 86463 easy steps

funny

[7o9]

how about just linking to all funny comments from 3 days ago? i'm not addicted to dupes

I used to think I needed a detox program...

[Anonymous Coward]

...to escape my Slashdot addiction, but Slashdot itself has almost cured me. Just another couple of dupes and some more of this retina-searing CSS and I'll be free. FREE!

Best way to cure the game addiction.

[forgotten_my_nick]

Stick them in a room with Daikatana.

Great...

[od05]

Now they just need to open up one for slashdot addictions and I'll be all set...

Re:I think the editors need to go to a clinic

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

I'm sure Jack Thompson will use this to leverage his arguments

Gaming is a gateway drug to MURDER ADDICTION!!!!

Re:I think the editors need to go to a clinic

[James McGuigan]

Welcome to World of Jesus, you have just found the magic scroll "Walk on Water" and "Reserection after Crucifiction". To the east is a large table containing several loaves of bread and many bottles of wine. To the north is a hill where convicts are being crusified. To the south is a shallow lake. To the west is a garrison of 5 roman soildiers walking towards you. You have 97 hit points and 42 magic points remaining. You smell a wumpus is nearby. What do you wish to do?

Re:addictions

[antifoidulus]

An addition takes place when you keep doing something despite known and persistent consequences.

Next thing you know they are multiplying their time spent on line, dividing their family and significantly subtracting from their overall quality of life.


Sorry, I'll put the pun vehicle back in the garage were it belongs.

Re:addictions

[Harker]

The same thing could be said about video game addiction. :)

H.