For some, the Internet it has become an addiction, adversely affecting their lives and their family's lives. While not yet defined as a true addiction, many people are suffering the consequences of ...

The BBC has just shared another video from its archives, this one showing a report about computer addicts from way back in 1983, when computers were just starting to find their way into the workplace ...

LEEDS, England, July 19 (Reuters) - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into ...

CDC reports 11-14 year old's spend 9 hours per day on screens for entertainment and US Surgeon General Advisory warns of the dangers of Social Media to youth It’s not bad parenting that has brought us ...

LEEDS, England, July 19 (Reuters) - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into ...

Sky News reports that the health service this week launched its Centre for Internet and Gaming Disorders (CIGD), a counselling service for people aged between 13 and 25. Mental health professionals ...

Violent anti-social behaviour. Terrifying withdrawal symptoms. Forced into rehab by desperate parents. No, not a junkie, but one of a terrifying new breed of teen addicts whose lives are being ...

What started as one man’s quest for a lava lamp has developed into an online auction habit that he incorporates into his daily to-do list. Chris, 38, spotted a unique lamp on a television show a few ...

NEW YORK - A trailer in theaters for "Stay Alive" - a movie about about video gamers dying because they played the wrong game - splashes this message across the screen: "There are 100 million gamers ...

Earlier this year, I was interviewed about the addictiveness of the computerized card game solitaire (also known as Klondike and Patience). The "hook" for the article (no pun intended) was that May 22 ...

Albert Gonzalez, the man described by federal authorities as the kingpin of a gang responsible for stealing more than 130 million payment cards, is a computer addict constantly looking for ways to ...