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posted by malloc at 02:21 pm on 2009-11-05 |
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Gaming addiction is just like alcohol or drugs
A staffer from the new gaming rehab clinic has claimed that there are far more similarties of gaming addicts to those addicted to drugs or alcohol. But obviously there is one key difference in that there is no chemical dependency.
“There are many more similarities than differences," said Smith.
"The one obvious difference is that there is no chemical dependency.”
“But with gaming, as with gambling, it’s a process and people become addicted because that process can stimulate the body’s natural heroin-like substances like adrenaline and endorphins.”
Smith also said that the way games are designed can also contribute to the problem, with developers actively trying to draw the gamer as far into their artificial world as possible.
“But it’s also to do with the obsessional nature of games," he explained.
News Source: IncGamers
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