{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Video Game Addiction is REAL","description":"Alex received his first video game station at the age of two. His love and eventual addiction to video gaming continued throughout his life. It wasn\u2019t until recently that Alex found SMART Recovery, and has made positive changes to his life and began managing his problematic behavior. In this interview, Alex talks about:  His dad buying him a&amp;nbsp;VecTrex&amp;nbsp;at two years old The progression of gaming systems and how the technology over time The \u201cwater cooler\u201d conversations around new video games First realizing that there was an issue with gaming when he didn\u2019t \u201cgrow out of it\u201d The \u201cJust Say No to Drugs\u201d PSAs being counterproductive in video games The&amp;nbsp;opportunity cost&amp;nbsp;of continuing to play video games Video gaming addiction characteristics Trying other recovery programs, then finding SMART The ways SMART talks about addiction and the nuances for helping each person differently How the pandemic affected his addiction Knowing he can\u2019t keep throwing his life away  ","author_name":"SMART Recovery\u00ae Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smartrecovery.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23426381\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/109664669"}