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Study identifies risks, consequences of video game addiction

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Parents may have good reason to be concerned about how much time their kids have been spending playing their new video games since the holidays. A new study by an international research team -- including an Iowa State University psychologist -- found further evidence that video game 'addiction' exists ...

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