Here's an interesting article originating from the washington post.

"If you're a parent and your child is withdrawing, you might wonder if your kid is getting into pot or cocaine," says Hilarie Cash of Internet/Computer Addiction Services in Redmond, Wash. "The symptoms are very similar."

At several times in my life with certain games, this has described me very well. Thankfully not so much now.

I guess It's all part of being obsessive, get hooked on one thing, and the likelihood is, you can get hooked on most things. Check out the full article at Yahoo news..