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The article “Newest findings on gaming addiction treatment” written by Maria Golebiowska and Beata Golebiowska is devoted to the major problem in our society – video game addiction. Both children and adults in many countries throughout the world spend their time in virtual reality and play video games every day. The authors add that gaming and internet addictions involve unhealthy attractions to computer activities that bring a person to social and health problems. While minor part of the players manage their time and play only for a few hours, the other part is getting more addicted and cannot stop playing less then twenty hours every day. Then the authors explain that people cannot get rid of this problem by themselves; moreover, they need some professional help. Treatment of gaming addiction is a new step in modern psychiatry and its aim to help to obtain skills for self-control. In the conclusion, the authors add that the greatest achievements of mankind in some way may become their curse.

Questions:
1. How can people deal with the problem of gaming addiction?
2. How much time people could spend on computer games?
3. Are some computer games bad for children?  

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