Mom was right!

A national study finds nearly 1 in 10 youth gamers are addicted to video games. And even though mom's all across America have been saying it for years, this study proves that the 1 in 10 actually addicted are pathological players, causing family, social, school, or psychological damages because of their addictive behavior. These players play 24 hours per week, double what non-addictive players play. They are also twice as likely to have been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. These pathological players have trouble paying attention in school, receive poor grades, have more health problems, feel "addicted" and have even stole to support their habit. So, the next time you buy your child the latest video game for a present, rethink the gift, try a volleyball or maybe even a book, you might be preventing a harmful addiction.

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2009/04/20/national.study.finds.nearly.1.10.youth.gamers.addicted.video.games