Former Iowa City man is first to use Internet addiction treatment program: Substance abuse treatment did not help him

Aug 22, 2009 (The Gazette - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The seductive lure of Internet gaming can be as addictive as drugs or alcohol, according to a former Iowa City family.Ben Alexander, 19, a 2008 graduate of Iowa City High School, is the first patient at a new Internet addiction treatment center near Seattle."I was getting really close to flunking out of college," Alexander said of the realization he needed help breaking from World of Warcraft, an online roleplaying game. (Read the Full Aricle at TMCNET.com}