Found this little (4 page) article on Gamespot
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6207309/index.html
Personally I'm quite convinced that it exists. I've seen plenty of examples of it first hand, particularly when dealing with MMO's.
MMO's in particular seem to be intentionally designed to be addictive as they are repetitive games with out ending (there is always something more to get) designed to keep players playing and paying. I've also known lots of people who play these games for hours and hours on end (some putting in 12-20 hour days on them or more). They are hard to stop playing too, always one more level, or some more gold, etc before I stop.
But any game has the potential to become an addicition, even our submarine sims.