Anything can be addicting. Heck, I've gotten addicted to manga before, but now I've calmed down and only buy in spurts instead of hording it. So yeah, videogames can be addicting, but are they an addiction we should worry more about than something like alcohol or drugs? I could tick off several more harmful addictions than videogames.

From the article:

A recent Harris poll suggests that video game addiction is a growing problem in the United States.

In January Harris conducted an online survey of nearly 1,200 children and teens. The poll was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Douglas Gentile (left) of Iowa State University. Gentile is also the director of research for the National Institute on Media and the Family.

Based on the survey data, Harris concludes that 8.5% of gamers are clinically addicted to playing video games, while 23% report that they have felt addicted to games.

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com