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by camerondare May 12, 2018

Press

Digital Addiction

May 19, 2017

Video Game Addiction

October 4, 2017

Gaming: A Disease?

April 4, 2018

The Star: 16-hour video game binges almost ruined Calgary teen’s life

Press Kit

Recent Press:

2018:

  • Hacker News: How I overcame my gaming addiction and bootstrapped a business to help others
  • IndieHackers: How I Overcame My Gaming Addiction and Built a Business to Help Others
  • The Next Web: A subreddit called StopGaming offers help for addicts over objections from skeptics
  • Futurism: Video Game Addiction Is Real And Professionals Aren’t Prepared To Help
  • BBC5: PEGI Adding Warning Labels to Video Games
  • LifeSpeak: Ask the Expert: Cam Adair on digital addiction
  • CNN: The ‘Incredibles 2’ villain was right: We’re slaves to our screens
  • ESPN960: Ben Criddle Show – Student Athletes and Video Game Addiction
  • Kotaku: The Truth About ‘Video Game Addiction’
  • ABC16: Video game popularity rises, as does gaming addiction
  • Boston Globe: Diagnosis of ‘gaming disorder’ sparks debate
  • VOA News: WHO Calls Extreme Gaming a Mental Health ‘Disorder’
  • USA Today: A solution for kids’ social media addiction? Teach them to use tech more responsibly
  • The John Gormley Show: Video Game Addictions
  • Reader’s Digest: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Gaming Disorder
  • CBC The Weekly: Are ‘addictive’ video games a health crisis?
  • Seven News (Sydney): June 19, 2018
  • Alhurra: WHO recognizes ‘Gaming Disorder’
  • CTV: National News – June 18th, 2018
  • ABC: What does it mean to have a gaming addiction?
  • CBS Evening News: “Gaming disorder” recognized as a mental health condition by World Health Organization
  • Yahoo Sports: Video gaming addictive like crack: WHO
  • Agence France Presse: Vício em videogame é reconhecido como doença pela OMS
  • CBC Alberta@Noon: The World Health Organization has officially recognized compulsive video gaming as an addiction. Do you agree?
  • NPR: WHO classifies ‘Gaming Disorder’
  • CHQR 770: Video game addiction
  • ABC: Video game addiction classified as a mental health disorder
  • Sky News: First NHS-funded internet addiction centre
  • Triple J: Gaming addiction is now officially classified as a mental disorder
  • New York Times: Video Game Addiction Tries to Move From Basement to Doctor’s Office
  • Mix 94.5 Perth: Can You Beat A Gaming Addiction
  • ABC Perth: Should parents be concerned about the Fortnite phenomenon?
  • ABC Radio Canberra: Fortnite Addiction
  • Hit107 Adelaide: Fortnite Addiction
  • The Sydney Morning Herald: Parents are losing their sons to Fortnite, the hottest game in the world
  • Kelly Cutrara Show: Dealing with video game addiction
  • News1130: ‘I was very depressed’: Calgary man talks gaming addiction, resources
  • Sportsnet 650: Hockey and video game addiction
  • Breakfast Television: How To Identify Gaming Addiction
  • Circa: This 19-year-old kicked his gaming addiction and found a passion for photography
  • The Star: Gamers say addiction is real—and they need more help
  • National Post: Video game addiction a disease? WHO prepares to codify ‘gaming disorder’
  • The Mighty: Why It’s Important to Recognize ‘Gaming Disorder’ as a Mental Health Condition
  • CAMH: Connection – A CAMH Difference Makers Discussion Paper
  • CTV: Hooked on video gaming: How much is too much?
  • WCHSTV: Obsessive video game playing for children can lead to addiction
  • Vice: For Many Players, Lootboxes Are a Crisis That’s Already Here
  • Speciale Tg5: Fake life. Quando cadi nella rete (Italian)
  • ABC7: Video game addiction: Learn the warning signs

2017:

  • CBC Radio BC: WHO’s decision to include ‘gaming disorder’ in the upcoming IGD-11
  • GlobalBC: Excessive video gaming declared mental disorder
  • CTV: Calgary man honoured for work helping video game addicts’ mental health
  • Metro News: Calgarian’s video game addiction work gets nod from CAMH
  • NewsTalk770: Video game addiction and mental health
  • BBC Minute: On video game addiction
  • AM640 Toronto: Does gaming addiction impact employment rates?
  • CTV’s AB Primetime: Video Game Addiction, Game Quitters, Cam Adair
  • ABC 20/20: How obsessive gamers can quit playing
  • BBC: The mysterious death of a live-streaming gamer
  • Toronto Star: 16-hour video game binges almost ruined Calgary teen’s life
  • Global News: Calgary-based support program for gaming addicts helps thousands
  • CTV Morning Live Calgary: Video Game Addiction
  • CBC News Calgary: Video Game Addiction featuring Cam Adair
  • SiriusXM: Canada Now
  • NewsTalk770: How do you break a video game addiction?
  • CBC Radio BC: Are video games addicting?
  • CBC Radio: Alberta@Noon
  • CBC Radio One: Edmonton
  • CBC Calgary: Eyeopener
  • CBC Calgary: He used to play video games 16 hours a day. Now he helps addicts unplug
  • Metro News: Overcoming video addiction: the Calgarian behind Game Quitters
  • Calgary Herald: Game Quitters founder coming to Calgary to share story of severe addiction to video games
  • Addicted2Success: 3 Key Ways to Ensure That Your Message Reaches Millions
  • Forbes: How Perfectionism Is Sabotaging Your Career

2016:

  • The Quaz with Jeff Pearlman: Cam Adair
  • Sunday TVNZ: Silent Addiction
  • PRSUIT: Confessions of someone who decided to go for it
  • VICE Broadly: Real Life Is Not Enough: On Choosing Virtual Reality over the Physical World

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