"Fortnite" is as addictive as heroin according to health experts

Epic Games » Fortnite Battle Royale easily conquered the world, connecting millions of players and becoming a sensation on social media, television and more. But a report suggests that his level of dependence could be on the dangerous side.

The report comes from ABC 8 News, based in Richmond, Virginia; and according to the health experts, they talked, Fortnite could make dependent players as bad as heroin.

According to the report, experts even note that the game could "hinder the development of your child's brain" and "the fact is that these games help to involve children's dopaminergic systems – and release highly addictive chemicals. similar to an addiction. "

Experts have noted that "it literally causes cravings that they can not live without, and become obsessed with."

He then goes on to talk about how they tested with a number of teenagers and how an extreme example involved a child who was playing. Fortnite even as a tornado landed, and only after the power lines shut down, he managed to break up with his family to find safety.

As disturbing as it may seem, the report presents some problems.

First of all, these "health experts" are never specified. The press team just calls them that and does not mention them as part of a certain group, so we can not look at the research for this study.

Second, if it's really as addictive as it notes, would not we have heard more cases about it? sometimes people go to the extreme to prevent their children from playing games, but we have not heard too many scenarios in which Fortnite really got the upper hand … unless the parents do not talk.

And Fortnite has also been successful in bringing families together for play. We have heard about parents paying experts to help their children play Fortnite, and maybe teach them a thing or two too. So if it's really this harmful, so why would parents continue to engage with their younger ones and become more connected

Without more details, it is better to take this report with a grain of salt. Of course, he could to be addictive, but the same could be said of any game, not just the release of Epic Games. Ask anyone who played Defender in the 80s and accumulated enough lives to pause and come back in the hope of getting a really high score.

Fortnite is now available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile devices.