Apparently about 8 or 9% of kids who play video games are "addicted". Is this likely true? Short answer: yes. Long answer: they're likely also foul-mouthed, homophobic, racist n00bs that camp your corpse in PVP.
The Washington Post reports that:
In what is described as the first nationally representative study in the United States on the subject, researcher Douglas Gentile of Iowa State University found that 8.5 percent of American youths ages 8 to 18 who play video games show multiple signs of behavioral addiction.
The study shows that kids will do what they want when they want and shirk things they don't want to do if their parents don't, y'know, parent. The answer to this addiction (unlike illicit drugs that do not require internet connections or power supply) is to unplug a device and house it in a secure area for reasonable periods of time. Apparently the only drawback to this tactic is a loud whining noise that will emanate from your child. This too can be extinguished with consistent punishment if the noise persists. Assure the addict that they will not "die" or be "uncool" for limiting play to 2 to 4 hours a day (at most).
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