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Will Gaming Addiction Become Official?

By Valerie Tejeda

Experts hope the new DSM will recognize the increasingly common disorder. MORE  

Morning Roundup April 3rd, 2013

By Ben Feuerherd

More divorces blamed on women's drinking, man arrested for paying cabby with weed, and Michael Jackson's wrongful death suit moves to trial. MORE  

Morning Roundup: March 26, 2013

By The Fix staff

Medical marijuana goes even more corporate, French bottled water contains prescription drugs, and Michael Bublé's muse is booze. MORE  

Can China Beat Internet Addiction?

By Ben Feuerherd

A new plan targets kids' Internet use after a young gaming addict poisons his parents. MORE  

Can You Dance Internet Addiction Away?

By May Wilkerson

Dance therapy can be used to treat Internet and gaming addiction, believes an institute in China. MORE  

Chinese Gaming Addict Turns Grave Robber

By Chrisanne Grise

Desperate for cash, a young gamer trashes a mausoleum. MORE  

Morning Roundup: August 6, 2012

By The Fix staff

Counselors see more young people moving from Rx drugs to heroin, applicants await Arizona pot-dispensary lottery and the reality of gaming addiction is examined. MORE  

Gaming Addiction Blamed for Another Death

By Valerie Tejeda

An obsessed 18-year-old who played Diablo III for 40 hours collapses and dies. MORE  

Korea Fights Gaming Addiction With New Law

By Bryan Le

A new mandate will help parents control when their kids play online games. MORE  

Morning Roundup: June 1, 2012

By Gabrielle Wuhl

Video gamers exhibit "pathological patterns" of play, Greeks count mental health cost of crisis, and "tanorexic" racks up $50,000 sunbed bill. MORE  

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