Smartphone Addiction

Five Ways to Avoid News Addiction

PLEASE DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE –    Sept. 9, 2020 - It’s normal to want to know what’s going on in…

2 years ago

Facebook Fined $400 Million for Treatment of Children’s Data

HOW LOW WILL THEY GO? –  Sept. 5, 2022 - Policymakers are attempting to better safeguard children’s data generated on…

2 years ago

Program Helping Youth to Detox From Technology Addiction

THE 11th COMMANDMENT –  Spring 2022 - I’m in my room consistently. “I just want to be left alone on…

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California Social Media Addiction Bill Drops Parent Lawsuit

WHO’S MINDING THE KIDS? –   July 14, 2022 - “They get afraid it will open the floodgates to frivolous…

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Inside the Mind of an Addict

VERY BUSY –  July 4, 2022 - The concept of self-reinforcement shows how the first experience with drugs, sex, cigarettes…

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Are Smartphones Making Kids Dumb?

JUST CALL THEM DIGITAL DRUGS –   June 29, 2022 - I am a dad of two teenage sons, the…

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19-Year-Old TikToker Cooper Noriega Has Died

SO MUCH POTENTIAL –  June 13, 2022 - Model and social media influencer Cooper Noriega, who obtained 2.8 million TikTok…

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California Parents Could Sue For Social Media Addiction

GOOD LUCK –  May 24, 2022 - Business groups have warned that if the bill passes, social media companies would…

2 years ago

TikTok Addiction? Here Are The Signs!

YOU ARE READING THIS ARTICLE –   May 6, 2022 - Sometimes the TikTok algorithm shows us things we like,…

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Worried about your kids’ screen time? Check your own first.

SCROLLING NOT STROLLING –  April 29, 2022 - Experts have been studying the effects of smartphones on parents for almost…

3 years ago

The Dark Side of Life Trading Crypto

INSOMNIA, ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, OH MY –   April 28, 2022 - Therapists, such as Aaron Sternlicht of New York, say…

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Family Suing Social Media over Son’s Suicide

VIDEO ONLY – EVIL ON THE SMALL SCREEN –   April 27, 2022 -  “When we found him, his phone…

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Instagram and Snapchat Addiction Allegedly Led to 17-Year-Old Boy’s Suicide

MEDIA OVERDOSE DEATH –   April 12, 2022 - The suit, shared with Gizmodo and filed on behalf of Wisconsin…

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Phone Addiction Calling?

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? –  April 5, 2022 - The use of cell phones has become an integral part…

3 years ago

How Everyone Got So Lonely

THE PALE BLUE DOT –  April 11, 2022 - She cites many factors that have contributed to this dystopian moment—among…

3 years ago

Teens Talk Social Media and Body Image

A REFLECTION OF THE TIMES –   Mar. 31, 2022 - As we regularly do when The Times writes about…

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Can Technology Reduce Substance Abuse?

PHONING IT IN –  March 31, 2022 - UCF clinical psychologist and Professor Lidia Meshesha works tirelessly to help improve…

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‘Water by the Spoonful’ Weaves Web of Addiction & Internet

VIDEO – GO SEE A PLAY, ANY PLAY –  March 30, 2022 - What the playwright lacks in tech savvy,…

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Addiction: It’s Not Just About Drugs Anymore

ADDICTED TO EVERYTHING –  Mar. 23, 2022 -  The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to…

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Why is There Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children?

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN –  Mar. 23, 2022 - Last June, researchers from Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of…

3 years ago

Making Peace With Your Body

IT STARTS RIGHT NOW –   Mar. 18, 2022 - How long would it be, I wondered, until they would…

3 years ago

Startups push ADHD meds through APP ads

PAGING DR. TIKTOK –   Mar. 13, 2022 - Combined with other social media posts and sketchy Google search results,…

3 years ago

TikTok Leaves Teens Thinking They Have Mental Illness

CRAZY –  Dec. 26, 2021 - “We have to convince these kids to release their self-diagnoses but when they leave…

3 years ago

Artist Predicted Social Media Addiction 50 Years Ago

NOW HE TELLS US! –  Mar. 8, 2022 -  Audiences are consumers & subjects of mass media As an internationally…

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Does My Kid Have Tech Addiction?

DO YOU? –  Feb. 28, 2022 - In her book “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr.…

3 years ago

Biden Blames Social Media For ‘Mental Health Crisis’

ALGORITHMS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL –   Mar. 1, 2022 - Biden wants to “stop discriminatory algorithmic decision-making…

3 years ago

Gambling Addictions Rise After Legalization of Mobile Sports Betting

THE ADDICTION THAT LOVES SUICIDE –  Feb. 27, 2022 - Delaney is one of 4.3% of adult residents in New…

3 years ago

Snapchat Promises New Rules to Fight Drug Sales

IT’S ABOUT TIME –   Feb. 24, 2022 - Snapchat says it’s making changes to make it harder for kids…

3 years ago

Signs of Porn Addiction and When to Get Help

AUDIO – POWERFUL –   Feb. 12, 2022 - “At this point in time, there is no recognized diagnosis of…

3 years ago

Addiction to Approval is Toxic for Your Mental Health

PLEASE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE –   Feb. 5, 2022 - While you may crave approval, it’s important to remember that another…

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