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..

funny

[7o9]

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

Best way to cure the game addiction.

[forgotten_my_nick]

Stick them in a room with Daikatana.

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!!!!