Tried to make you go to rehab...

Wed Nov 04 10:59AM by Yahoo! UK Games Editor

Britain’s first residential rehabilitation centre for games addicts has opened its doors, and patients already queuing up to get in.Broadway Lodge, in Weston-super-Mare, treats around 400 clients a year who are usually dependent on more everyday temptations such as drink, drugs and gambling. However, clinicians at the centre have noted… Read full entry

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