Gamer's disease?!?
Interesting CNN article here putting spin on gaming as a treatable disease (we all know it is untreatable-until something better comes along) with symptoms of "lost sleep, weight and friends after countless hours in front of the computer, often playing video games with others online". They seem to market it as a business opportunity " government officials also say Internet cafes are eroding public morality. Authorities regularly shut down Internet cafes -- many illegally operated -- in crackdowns that also include huge fines for their operators. State media has also highlighted cases of obsessed Internet gamers, some of whom have flunked out of school, committed suicide or murder. Nonetheless, Internet cafes continue to thrive, with outlets found in even the smallest and poorest of villages. Most are usually packed late into the night".
And then from a pharmaceutical/medical standpoint with;
"standard diagnostic test to determine whether someone is addicted, then uses a combination of therapy sessions, medication, acupuncture and sports like swimming and basketball to ease patients back into normal lives.
And then from a pharmaceutical/medical standpoint with;
"standard diagnostic test to determine whether someone is addicted, then uses a combination of therapy sessions, medication, acupuncture and sports like swimming and basketball to ease patients back into normal lives.
They usually stay 10 to 15 days, at $48 a day -- a high price in China, where the average city dweller's weekly income is just $20.
The routine begins around 6 a.m. and includes sessions on a machine that stimulates nerve impulses with 30-volt charges to pressure points.
Some patients receive a clear fluid through intravenous drips said to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions," according to one nurse. Officials would not give any other details about the medication."
source:
www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/07/01/kicking.the.net.ap/index.html
