More then a addiction?

I was a long term World of Warcraft player. I began playing in January 2005 and quit March 2007. The game corrupted me and stole time away from my friends and family, leaving a deep scar that shall forever bleed.
On the other hand, quitting World of Warcraft is like quitting smoking because of the amount of addiction it brings upon a person. The game itself can be role played, people really believe they are the person inside the game, escaping from reality and here is such proof:

"News China is reporting that a young girl, nicknamed Snowly, died after playing World of Warcraft for several days straight during a national holiday. An online funeral service was held to commemorate her passing a week after her death."

Later in this 'funeral' it was turned into a bloodbath, when a large guild of players ambushed these people hosting the online funeral. Everyone was slaughtered and emoted without respect of the girls passing.

Other stories include a Asian boy who killed his parents with a joystick pretending he was a character in World of Warcraft.
And then another Asian boy who formed a blood clot in his leg, which moved to his brain after 42 hours of constant one position sitting, not eating, drinking or moving during Chinese New Year died while playing World of Warcraft, it was said he was 'farming' hard for his guild because they were going to be attempting Nefarian.

Its sad but true.