Beware the fun of ‘virtual living’


IT was only supposed to last a couple of hours at most but before they knew it, they had spent more time in the virtual world than in real life.

This is not surprising considering the feel-good substance – dopamine – that is released in their brains whenever the youth indulge in mobile games and other leisure activities online.

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