ReSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program client Ben Alexander, 19, of Iowa City, Iowa walks up a path on Sept. 1 while holding puppy Dakota at the program's facilities in Fall City, Wash..

FALL CITY, Wash. - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. Alexander, 19, needed help to break ...