Second Place 2008 NIDA Science Fair Award Winner Ethan Garrett Guinn

Ethan Garrett Guinn, from Moore, Oklahoma won second place for his project Video Games: The Next Generation's Addiction. He chose the topic based on his own observation that video games are often used as babysitting tools, yet can lead to obsessive use. Ethan won the competition as a senior at Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma. He now attends Rose State College in Oklahoma. http://drugabuse.gov/sciencefair/ScienceFair2008.html

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[B0omtown]

That was pretty interesting. I used to play video games all the time until middle school where I started playing trumpet. Now in high school I neglect school, family, and friends to play trumpet. I play around 6 or 8 hours a day now. In math I always end up thinking about music instead of listening, so I skip math on test days to study, but always wind up playing in the band room instead.

[karl2k95]

thank you for posting this video on youtube ! i just went from a 0 % grade to a 100 % grade ! thank you man !

[YoNevNo]

Very good information. I'm so lucky that I'm no more a game addict :) I think my turning point was that I came to canada and it was a responsibility of how much my parents care about me and a gift from them. So I tried my best to make my parents happy and give