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Rebecca Root in Chiang Mai

‘This is an epidemic’: inside the Thai clinic taking on westerners’ gaming addictions

silhouette of a gamer
File photo of a gamer. The Cabin addiction treatment centre in northern Thailand runs a programme to treat gaming addiction. Photograph: Rick Findler/PA

Muay Thai and meditation, mindfulness and massage: the schedule at The Cabin addiction treatment centre could easily be mistaken for that of a wellness retreat or luxury hotel.

Tucked into a bend of the Ping river in northern Thailand, the facility hosts hundreds of people, including Britons and Australians, who come to battle their addictions – including gaming.

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