Violent anti-social behaviour. Terrifying withdrawal symptoms. Forced into rehab by desperate parents. No, not a junkie, but one of a terrifying new breed of teen addicts whose lives are being ...

Children and young adults who are addicted to computer games will be able to be treated for gaming disorder by the NHS. The new NHS service for gaming addicted youngsters is part of the Centre of ...

Doctors are set to launch the first NHS internet addiction clinic amid fears over dangerous online video games. The clinic will help adults and children with gaming disorders, with children as young ...

Screen addiction among children can pave the way for them to become hooked on gambling, alcohol and drugs a Scottish expert has warned. Tony Marini, senior therapist at Castle Craig rehab centre, ...

LEEDS, England (Reuters) - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into either ...

Computer gaming is an industry fizzing with creativity and wonder but in its shadows lurks the growing concern that it is exposing a ­generation to addiction. The excitement of these games unfolds in ...

People who cannot stop playing video games will now be able to get treatment on the NHS following the announcement on Monday. The WHO notified governments around the world that they should incorporate ...

Do your kids play a lot of computer games? Some may end up gaming a little too obsessively. Researchers have identified the most important warning signs.

A clinic that offers treatment for people addicted to playing computer games has opened in the Netherlands. The service, run by addiction consultancy Smith and Jones, offers a program lasting up to ...

Although 'games addiction' is still seen by some in the gaming community as a groundless moral panic, there are many who are driven to extreme dependence. Meet 21-year-old Jack Perry, a recovering ...

For three years, Connor played truant, failed exams and shut himself away from people to create a new personality in his electronic universe Connor, left, with his mother and brother Fergus, hid in ...

LEEDS, England, July 19 (Reuters) - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into ...