13 Dr. Dustin Weissman: Internet Addiction Expert

Families Navigating Addiction & Recovery · Oct 24, 2018 · 50m

"I'm all for tech, and all for the applications and the great things we're doing with it. But I'm also all for a balance."

Growing up, Doctor Dustin Weissman enjoyed the internet and gaming and was known as "Mr. Tv" as a kid to his mom. Being a millennial allowed him to grow with the internet age and the virtual world as it developed over time. While working on his dissertation he researched "MMORPG" (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and this has helped him to find his niche and specialty in internet addiction; specifically the five major areas of addiction in gaming…