BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat last week reported a rise in the number of people becoming addicted to playing video games. Addiction counsellors are also warning that they are treating more young people concerned about how video games are affecting their lives. As a result, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has called for the video games industry to carry out more research into how addictive games can be, and their possible effects on people's health and wellbeing.
Start a discussion with young people about gaming. Do young people play video games? What sort of games do they play? How often do they play them? Several times a month? Once a week? Every day? Do young people think it is possible to become addicted to video games? Are young people more at risk of becoming addicted to gaming? Why? Talk about addiction. What does it mean to be an addict? How does addiction affect people's lives? How might someone be identified as an addict?
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