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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jun 19

    Can someone truly be addicted to video games? The World Health Organization thinks so – but some mental health experts strongly disagree.https://usat.ly/2tiURHT 

    3:35 AM - 19 Jun 2018
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      1. Eric‏ @Erok69XX Jun 19
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Then how come when I was addicted to world of Warcraft I would suffer cravings similar to drug or alcohol cravings? Does that mean drug and alcohol addiction isn't a real thing too?

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      1. jazzy b‏ @the_jazzy_age Sep 30
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        It depends on the individual, and if played in moderation. Same applies to alcohol, and somehow that is socially acceptable. I play games sometimes, both violent and non-violent. I do not live in my parent’s basement. I live a social life, with a creative boost from gaming.

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      1. lord vardow‏ @lordvardow Jun 19
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        If you're kid gave you back chat for not letting the play on the games console I smash it up and say fuck you now what you going to say your fucked now

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      1. Wheels of The System‏ @WheelsofTheSyst Jun 19
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        Yes, Can be...as well as be to Anything else. Was it Necessary for #WorldHealthOrganization to Specifically Site #VideoGamesAddiction As a #MentalIllness at this time? No...Besides which #Study is Based on Group of Asian men.https://twitter.com/WheelsofTheSyst/status/1008818131693948929 …

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        Wheels of The System @WheelsofTheSyst
        Ah, Don't Panic yet! As with any Activity that an individual with a mental illness may do #Complusively & to Degree it Affects their doing Anything Else/have a Problem when Not Engaged in - #Study was of Asian men... In any case, Not yet Deemed a #MentalIllness Problem in US. https://twitter.com/YahooNews/status/1008814120139968512 …
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      1. Wendy Wood‏ @WWoodUK Jun 19
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        Parents allow children to sit playing video games as a method of keeping them under watchful view. But...watch when they grow into teenagers, young adults....they have stunted social skills. They can't carry a proper conversation & don't make eye-contact. It's frightening!

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      1. Mike O‏ @CosmicMike15 Jun 19
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        na I can quit whenever I want I promise

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      1. Beth Garza  🧟‍♀️‏ @RogueHunter65 Jun 19
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        Yes they can be but it’s no different then being addicted to sports or legos or tv or the computer or Twitter etc etc just about anything it just depends on the individualpic.twitter.com/IJi3xofR4K

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      1. Erin Chambers‏ @Erin_Chambers79 Jun 19
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        I think anyone that has played games or any parent that has had kids that do would answer yes to this. Just saying...

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      1. T L Osborne‏ @TLOsborne1 Jun 19
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        Adrenaline addiction

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