'Expert': Video Games Same as 'Line of Cocaine'
Miley Cyrus cited as proof that games are bad in a bad way
Okay, so the words 'leading psychotherapist', 'Miley Cyrus' and 'video games' all in one place should fill you with either terror or mirth. But New Corps' shining beacon of truth, The Sun has managed to bunch them all together today.
The "leading", expert - Fleetwood Town's Steve Pope - agrees with another leading light in research and psychology, Miley Cyrus, who recently pointed out that the Internet is bad for kids. But he goes further, stating:
"I have spent the past year researching mobile phones, the internet and computer games and their effect on the mind.
"And I have one conclusion: They have the same effect on a child's brain as a line of cocaine - a high followed by a devastating low."
And it's not just the kids!
"Last year a Premier League football club called me in to try to find out why the players weren't playing well in away games.
"I found that on the coaches to the matches they were all playing computer games.
"When they put them away they came crashing down, which had a startling, negative effect on their sporting performance - so the club confiscated their handheld PlayStations.
"One of the games causing many problems is the warfare series Call Of Duty. it is highly addictive and people play for hours on end."
So, there you are. An expert, Miley Cyrus and The Sun.
The "leading", expert - Fleetwood Town's Steve Pope - agrees with another leading light in research and psychology, Miley Cyrus, who recently pointed out that the Internet is bad for kids. But he goes further, stating:
"I have spent the past year researching mobile phones, the internet and computer games and their effect on the mind.
"And I have one conclusion: They have the same effect on a child's brain as a line of cocaine - a high followed by a devastating low."
And it's not just the kids!
"Last year a Premier League football club called me in to try to find out why the players weren't playing well in away games.
"I found that on the coaches to the matches they were all playing computer games.
"When they put them away they came crashing down, which had a startling, negative effect on their sporting performance - so the club confiscated their handheld PlayStations.
"One of the games causing many problems is the warfare series Call Of Duty. it is highly addictive and people play for hours on end."
So, there you are. An expert, Miley Cyrus and The Sun.