*Gaming becomes an addiction when it starts to interfere with a person's relationships or their pursuit of other goals like good grades. -Young people, who often feel powerless in their daily lives, suddenly have the ability to command armies, drive (and crash) cars, and wreak havoc on a virtual world with no real-life consequences. - 90 percent of American youngsters play video games and as many as 15 percent ,which represent 5 million of them, are game addict.

*Internet addiction, sometimes referred to as cyberspace addiction or online addiction, can manifest itself in many ways in today's teens. -The Internet is a seductive place, especially for today's linked-in teens who are far more likely to add graffiti to their friend's Facebook wall than they are to actually get on their bicycle and ride over to that same friend's house. -Many parents feel torn, though, about limiting their children's time on the computer. If a teen is struggling socially, some parents believe any human interaction, even through the computer, is preferable to none.

Here are some symptoms of game and internet addiction - the more of these symptoms you can identify, the greater the need to get professional help: • Most non-school hours are spent on the computer or playing video games