You know how when someone falls into a deep dark pit of addiction to things like drugs or alcohol you do an intervention and you help them get through it, convince them to attend AA meetings, or get some kind of drug treatment. Ever thought we needed intervention for computer game addicts too!? Well wonder no more. There are actual treatment centers for this growing epidemic!
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.
Do you know the signs and symptoms? The experts say….
Symptoms of addiction are easy to spot, Bakker says. Parents should take notice if a child neglects usual activities, spends several hours at a time with the computer and has no social life.
Um, met any teenagers lately?! That’s got to be at least half of the teenager population these days. Of course this doesn’t apply just to kids and teens, adults get sucked into the video game world too! (glances at husband playing World of Warcraft….)
