Online gaming addictions growing more serious

Online gaming addictions growing more serious

News On Japan via Yomiuri -- Oct 17

Addiction to online social gaming has grown into a serious problem among young people, with the numbers seeking medical treatment soaring. Clinics have received calls for help from people saying, "I can't stop playing online games even though I try," and "I can't stop spending all my money on games." One clinic has even set up an outpatient division specializing in online game addiction.

Futoko Shien Center, a Nagoya-based association offering counseling services for truants, said it had received 327 individual requests for consultation for online game addiction from the beginning of this year to July.

Zenkoku Web Counseling Kyogikai, a nationwide organization providing counseling services for Internet-related issues, said it had received about 150 similar requests for counseling over the past three years.

The Consumer Affairs Agency began to regulate online social gaming this May.

Source: http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/98988.php

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