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Can video games be addictive? A recent study by Iowa State University concluded that 1 in 12 American children between the ages of 8 and 18 are addicted to video games the same way that people are addicted to drugs or gambling.
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"Pathological gamers" spend more than 24 hours a week playing video games,twice the amount of time spent by most players.
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Researchers are concerned that the United States may be following in the footsteps of South Korea which has more than one hundred clinics to treat video-game addiction. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than two hours a day of "screen time." This includes television, movies, and the Internet.