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- 40% of the population is addicted to their smartphones
- Most people can’t even survive one day without their phones
- People often take their phones everywhere, even to the bathroom
- Most people will constantly check their phones without reason
- Most phone addicts will experience phantom vibrations

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40% of the population is addicted to their smartphones

Most people can’t even survive one day without their phones

People often take their phones everywhere, even to the bathroom

Most people will constantly check their phones without reason
Most phone addicts will experience phantom vibrations

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1.40% of the population is addicted to their smartphones
2.Most people can’t even survive one day without their phones
3. People often take their phones everywhere, even to the bathroom
4. Most people will constantly check their phones without reason
5. Most phone addicts will experience phantom vibrations

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1. 40% of the population is addicted to their smartphones.
2. Most addicts experience phantom vibrations.
3. 95% of people have stated that they text, browse the web, or watch TV the hour before they go to bed.
4. Many car accidents are due to cell phones.
5. Technology addiction is a hindrance in social life.

Resource:
https://www.addictiontips.net/phone-addiction/phone-addiction-facts/

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1. Most phone addicts forget how living in the real world is like.
2. An average person checks their phone 110 times/day, while the more addicted check their phones as much as 900 times/day.
3. 1 in 2 people say that if they wake up in the middle of the night without any reason, they will check their phones.
4. 63% of people who use gadgets before their bedtime have stated that they did not get proper sleep during the week.
5. Cell phone addiction ruins relationships.
https://www.addictiontips.net/phone-addiction/phone-addiction-facts/

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1. 40% of America’s population is addicted to smartphones
2. 44% of the people have stated that they become very anxious when they lose their phones and become phoneless for an entire week.
3.People have the tendency to check their phones without any reason, especially when they are addicted. Despite having checked their phones about two seconds ago, they tend to have an urge to check it again.
4. Phantom vibrations or ringing is a false belief that your phone is ringing or has received a notification, even though it has not. About 80% of the people have experienced false vibrations and around 30% have heard ringing that simply did not exist.
5. 80% of 18 to 24-year-olds sleep with their phones right next to them.

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1. Feel preoccupied with the Internet (meaning thinking about previous online activity or anticipating the next online session)?

2. Feel the need to use the Internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?

3. Feel restless, moody, depressed or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop Internet use?

4. Stay online longer than originally intended?

5. Use technology as a way of escaping problems or relieving feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety or depression?

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1. Technology addiction is an umbrella term
2. 6 to 10% of smartphone users display signs of Internet addiction
3. One in eight Americans suffers from problematic Internet use
4. IAD (integrated access devise) may bring on chemical changes in the brain similar to those caused by substance use disorder
- https://www.addiction.com/addiction-a-to-z/technology-addiction/technology-addiction-101/
5. Young people aged 8 to 18 spend 7.5 hours a day consuming media, and that doesn’t count computer use for schoolwork
- http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/technology-addiction/

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- According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, people aged 8 - 18 spend 7.5 hours a day consuming media. Which doesn't count computer use for school work.
http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/technology-addiction
- "FOMO," or "Fear of Missing Out," is a commonly described phenomenon for teens and young adults, in which youth increasingly feel the need to stay connected so miss out on any information.
- One hallmark of human psychology is that we want to feel competent, autonomous, and related to other people.
- Researchers have found evidence that people who overuse technology may develop similar brain chemistry and neural patterning to those who are addicted to substances.
- Technology can promote student creativity. Some studies have shown that blogging, or web journaling, enhances students' creative thinking.
https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/articles/fcd/teen-technology-addiction

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Technology Addiction

Children who suffer from Internet addiction have an increased risk of depression, problems at school, and obesity

Technology addicts are likelier to suffer from anxiety, depression, social phobia and sleep problem

An average person checks their phone 110 times/day, while the more addicted check their phones as much as 900 times/day

Phone addiction is considered a disability

For every 100 hours that you spend talking on the phone, you increase the risk of brain cancer by as much as 5%