NEWS STORY: WOW as addictive as cocaine

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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41567/98/

Chicago (IL) - A soon-to-be published Swedish report by the Swedish Youth Organization and The Youth Care Foundation has determined that World of Warcraft plays a serious role in gaming addiction, being as addictive as cocaine. They even cite that there is not a single case of gaming addiction where World of Warcraft is not involved.

 

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A similar study was performed as a Master's thesis over here on the West Coast about 7 or 8 years ago comparing Everquest to cocaine. Turns out that people are more addicted to MMOs then hard drugs. Go figure.

 

[tazoulti]

They even cite that there is not a single case of gaming addiction where World of Warcraft is not involved.

Well, that just goes to show they didn't know any larpers...

 

[Marcena]

Yeah! Why sit in your basement alone pretending to be an elf when you can run around in the woods with your friends, get some excersize AND pretend to be an elf?

 

[Wraith]

Not having to drive a few hundred miles, pay a site fee, and go without bathing while running around and sweating for days?

Hell, a passable armor rep could fund a year's subscription. :mrgreen:

 

[Stoneskull_Rockfist]

Not having to drive a few hundred miles, pay a site fee, and go without bathing while running around and sweating for days?

Hell, a passable armor rep could fund a year's subscription. :mrgreen:

True... but do you think it would make a difference with bathing?

I deal with WoW players every day at work... I can attest it doesn't...

Ugh.