Is Video Game Addiction A Thing?

There's been a lot of concern lately, by parents especially, about video game addiction. The World Health Organization has added the behavioral condition "gaming disorder" to their International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. In 2013, the American Psychological Association (APA) designated gaming disorder as "a condition for further study." But even that provoked pushback. Akin to an addiction to heroin or alcohol, the proposed diagnostic criteria roughly tracked those for substance abuse, such as withdrawal, tolerance, a desire to stop, and negative impact on life activities.