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World of Warcraft is a highly addictive MMORPG as records have shown, and there is always money to be made from this group of gamers. Take Washington State’s ReSTART clinic for example - this rehab center has the objective of assisting WoW players to beat their addiction, although the next bit of news might induce a heart attack and almost instant relapse - it will cost $14,000 for a program that isn’t even guaranteed to work. Makes you wonder which is the bigger con, eh? The subtle nuances of W

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If Blizzard’s MMO opus has turned your life upside down, leading to job loss among other social issues, there’s hope. ReSTART, a specalized rehab center is dedicated towards helping people part ways with “pathological computer use.” It opened up this past July and was discovered by Ben Alexander, a recovered World of Warcraft addict. “We’ve been doing this for years on an outpatient basis,” said Hilarie Cash, a therapist and executive director of the center. “Up until now, we had no place to

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Just when you think this kind of thing can only happen in the Netherlands , along comes ReSTART, a Washington state-based rehab center that offers a 45-day course of treatment crafted to help you kick your internet or World of Warcraft addiction. Oh, and it’s all offered at the bargain price of $14,000! “We’ve been doing this for years on an outpatient basis,” Hilarie Cash, the center’s director, told the AP . “Up until now, we had no place to send them.” Of course, if you want to kick y

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For anyone who’s had trouble shutting off his computer, who keeps saying she just needs to hit the Stumble bar “just one more time,” who needs to fight just one more battle in World of Warcraft, there’s a spot in Washington state to unwind and get away from it all. reStart Internet Addiction Recovery Program is [...]

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Courtesy of Mashable - I couldn’t resist it and had to share this one with you, all credit to Mashable for finding all this great content. Over the last few years, a new and disturbing phenomenon has been increasing in frequency. It’s called Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), and it has been the subject of new research and debate. It is not currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), but many argue that addictions to the web and to Internet-bas

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