28-Jul-06. Internet gaming addiction on the rise. Red Deer Advocate, C7.

Internet and gaming addiction are on the increase and physiotherapists and psychologists report that the debilitating side-effects are also rising. Physiotherapist Marc Rizzardo estimates that 20 per cent of the business walking through the doors of physiotherapists across Canada might be linked to computer use or misuse. Montreal psychologist Jean-Pierre Rochon specializes in the emotional problems that confront victims of Internet addiction and he says that they account for 70 per cent of his patients.