| The parents of a teenage son who
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| | then say that spending large amounts of
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| committed suicide just over a year ago
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| | your day playing World of Warcraft could
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| claim that their son become addicted to
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| | not kill you. So the real problem in this
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| the massively multiplayer online
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| | case most be something else.
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| role-playing game, World of Warcraft.
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| | Examining suicide we should look at what
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| They believe that as a result of this
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| | really causes someone to take their own
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| addiction he took his own life. Now these
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| | life. While a lot more research on the
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| parents are suing World of WarCraft
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| | subject is still needed, it is believed
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| developers Blizzard Entertainment,
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| | that some type of psychiatric disorder,
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| blaming the game developers for the
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| | depression being the most common is the
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| tragic loss of their son.
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| | leading cause of suicide. If properly
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| The details of just how many hours this
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| | diagnosed most mental health problems can
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| teen had been playing World of Warcraft
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| | be treated and controlled. The difficulty
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| prior to his death has not yet been
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| | is for people to realize that they have a
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| published. Just what would constitute an
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| | problem and to go and seek treatment. The
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| addiction is hard to quantify. The
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| | unfortunate stigma still attached to
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| generally accepted medical definition of
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| | mental health problems leads many to go
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| an addiction is; a habitual psychological
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| | without getting treatment for what could
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| and physiological dependence on a
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| | be a highly treatable disease.
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| substance or practice beyond one's
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| | Looking back at the case at hand, we can
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| voluntary control. So using this
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| | see that a teen playing World of Warcraft
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| definition as a guide we could assume he
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| | too much could definitely be a potential
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| had no control over how often he sat down
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| | sign that something is wrong. People who
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| to play the online role playing game.
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| | have difficulty dealing with reality or
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| Looking at a common addiction many people
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| | interacting with people are two possible
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| can relate to, smoking. Nobody would
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| | signs of a mental health disease. So
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| claim that the actual act of smoking
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| | every parent should be aware of this, and
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| could lead to anybody's death. Rather it
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| | if their children are using computer
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| is the chemicals being inhaled while
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| | games as a way to withdraw from friends
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| smoking that have been linked to various
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| | and family they should definitely seek
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| diseases leading to a potential premature
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| | profession medical advice, it just might
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| death. Following this same logic we could
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| | save their child's life.
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