Michael Cooney
Senior Editor

China opens clinic of gaming addicts

Opinion
Jul 5, 20051 min

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China is running its first “officially licensed” clinic for video-game-addicted youths.

Patients range in age from 14 to 24 and have dropped out of school, lost jobs or gone days without sleep as a consequence of their addiction. They’re treated with a combination of electro-shock therapy, acupuncture, unspecified medication and group therapy to treat their illness.

“It’s been good to sleep,” notes one 17-year-old patient.

The country, which heavily regulates Internet content for its citizens, has the second-highest online population at 94 million – behind the U.S.

Via My Way News