For 11-year-old Adin, gaming was an essential part of his social life.

He would play Roblox with his friends, sometimes for hours at a time, before his family realised something was wrong.

"Outside of school that's the only way we talk, through games and like calling [on Discord] that's how we talk and bond," Adin said.

"Because my friends they really don't stay up too long, I'd skip what I have to do ... like eating dinner and sleeping, to play with them."

" I really didn't feel like there was any need to stop the game because I was tired. "

Adin's father Vikas said he noticed his son was pushing back or refusing to do normal family activities in order to play games.

"There's a bit of peer pressure too because if nine out of 10 guys are playing something and you don't play, you be

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