The first residential treatment center for Internet addiction has opened it’s doors outside of Seattle. The center’s first and only patient at this time describes his addiction to the online game “World of Warcraft” as destructive as alcohol or drugs. With the explosion of social networking, text messaging, and gaming this syndrome is no longer a joke parents use to exaggerate how much time their teen spends online.
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