Detox Center Opening For Video Game Addicts
The center is opening in Amsterdam. Surreally, some players' withdrawal symptoms include shaking and sweating when they look at a computer console.
The center is opening in Amsterdam. Surreally, some players’ withdrawal symptoms include shaking and sweating when they look at a computer console.
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An addiction center is opening Europe’s first detox clinic for video 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.
Bakker already has treated 20 video game addicts, aged 13 to 30, since January. Some show withdrawal symptoms, such as shaking and sweating, when they look at a computer console.
His detox program begins in July. It will run four to eight weeks, and will include therapy sessions, wilderness excursions, healthy lifestyle workshops and possibly medication.
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