Comment More drugs = :) dopamine and addiction. (Score 1) 258
A lot of research into addiction is focused on dopamine.
http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/dopamine.html
Drugs like Wellbutrin are classified as DRI's or Dopamine re-uptake inhibitors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_reuptake_inhibitor
SSRI's are meant to affect serotonin level's but can also affect dopamine level's. This is one reason why psychologists have started prescribing multiple medications to treat depression . Usually one SSRI and one DRI to maintain serotonin and dopamine levels
So using anti-depressants to treat game addiction was bound to happen. I think that in our lifetime we will see drugs that will eliminate addiction all together (for those that are willing to take them).