FALL CITY, Wash. (AP) - The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, headquarters of Microsoft and a world center of the computer industry. It opened in July and for $14,000 offers a 45-day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer use, which can include obsessive use of video games, texting, Facebook, eBay, Twitter and any other time-killers brought courtesy of technology.

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The twelve-step program features a series of online therapy sessions, interactive dialogue, and a user-created virtual therapist.