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Radio 5 Live,22 Mar 2019,17 mins

How do you break the cycle of gaming addiction?

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For some, a love of gaming can spiral into addiction - and in 2018, for the first time, the World Health Organization officially designated gaming addiction as a disorder. Cam Adair is someone who knows just what that feels like. At his lowest point, growing up in Canada, Cam was playing video games for up to 16 hours a day. He has since founded Game Quitters, an online support network, which helps people in over 90 countries around the world. He speaks to Phil Williams alongside Andy Leach, a psychotherapist and accredited addictions counsellor, about how to break the cycle. If you need help with any of the issues discussed in the programme, please visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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