Rehab Program Now Available To WoW Addicts

by Mike Bendel September 8, 2009 @ 9:37 am

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If Blizzard’s MMO opus has turned your life upside down, leading to job loss among other social issues, there’s hope. ReSTART, a specalized rehab center is dedicated towards helping people part ways with “pathological computer use.” It opened up this past July and was discovered by Ben Alexander, a recovered World of Warcraft addict.

“We’ve been doing this for years on an outpatient basis,” said Hilarie Cash, a therapist and executive director of the center. “Up until now, we had no place to send them.”

It comes with a cost, though. The 45-day cold turkey recovery program carries a $14,000 enroll fee. Now honestly, we reckon you’d have to be on the verge of beyond hope to plunk down that kind of money on seeking help for a gaming addiction, but to each their own.

Rehab available in U.S. for Web addicts
[Stateman]

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