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=VIDEO GAMES ADDICTION NO FUN=

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/video-game-addiction-no-fun

SUMMERY: basically what other people are saying is that their other main addiction in the world and that is video games. when you play video game your brain release dopamine. which a drug in your brain that makes your brain feeling good, feeling happy. there was a survey that was release out their and the results said that the that over 40% of teen were addicted to video games. But the whole story that sherry rauh wrote is trying to tell us that video are unhealthily for young teen and young adults. and that parents should monitor their teens on playing too much teens.

QUOTES: That takes away from normal social development. You can get a 21-year-old with the emotional intelligence of a 12-year-old. He's never learned to talk to girls. He's never learned to play a sport." I've had so many parents call me over the last year or two, particularly about the role-playing games online. I see it getting worse as the opportunity to game grows - for example, cell phone gaming."
 * "It's like a food addiction," Young explains. "You have to learn to live with food."
 * "Too much gaming may seem relatively harmless compared with the dangers of a drug overdose, but Bakker says video game addiction can ruin lives." - Sherry Rauh
 * "The virtual life becomes more appealing than real life"- Sherry Rauh
 * "That takes away from normal social development. You can get a 21-year-old with the emotional intelligence of a 12-year-old. He's never learned to talk to girls. He's never learned to play a sport." - Sherry Rauh
 * Facts and stats

on data from a nationwide survey of 1,178 American children and teenagers, aged 8 to 18, found that roughly one in 10 video game players (8.5 percent of American youth) show signs of addictive behavior.

It is estimated that 88 percent of young people in the U.S. play video games, indicating that up to three million could be showing signs of addiction. The gamers in the study showed addiction-like symptoms ranging from lying to family and friends about how much they play games and using the games to escape their problems to becoming restless or irritable when they stop playing.

Other [|symptoms of video game addiction] include spending more time and money on video games to feel the same “high,” skipping out on responsibilities like household chores or homework to play games, excessive thinking about game play, trying to play less and failing, and stealing games or money to play.

WORKS CITED Rauh, Sherry. "Video Game Addiction No Fun." //Webmd.com//. 12 Nov. 2011. Web. 12 Nov. 2011.