Addiction Medicine Certificate Course by Muktaa Charitable Foundation Course Material by Dr Narayan Perumal Lecture conducted at Aga Khan Palace More material on Fullnasha.com

1. Dr. Narayan Perumal

4. • Digital Addiction
• Gambling Addiction
• Pornography Addiction
• Gaming Addiction

23. • In 2014, Google Adwords revealed that Indians had used
phones 4.1 million times in 2013 to search the word
‘rape’.
• Keywords included “Indian girls raped”, “raping video”, “raping stories”,
“raped in public”, “little girl raped”, “raping mom”, “father raping daughter”
and “raped to death”.
• In a 2014 report, ABP Live stated that 80% of college
students in India watched porn; 40% of these watched
rape porn and 76% admitted that watching rape porn led
to the desire to rape women.
• Interestingly, female viewership in India witnessed a big
leap as it jumped from 26% in 2014 to 30% in 2015.

27. • Individual therapy: The therapist works with you to
address any underlying problems or co-occurring mental
disorders that could be affecting cell phone use.
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy aims to change your maladaptive
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors into healthy and positive ones.
This method has been proven effective in treating Internet
addiction, which is very similar to cell phone addiction.1, 2
• Motivational interviewing is centered around you, the client,
helps to identify the difference between current state and desired
state, and allows you to find motivation to make a positive
behavioral change.3

28. • Pharmacotherapy: Although there are no current FDA-
approved medications to treat smartphone addiction,
when combined with psychotherapy, medications such as
antidepressants - SSRI
• antipsychotics,
• psychostimulants

29. • Internet and Tech Addiction Anonymous (ITAA): A 12-
step, fellowship program that aims to help those addicted
to technology recover from their affliction. Members
share their experiences and provide support to one
another.5
• Restart/ Reconnect Center.
• Digital Detox
• 8-12-week program disconnected from digital media (i.e., internet,
gaming, cell phone use).
• Helps you build a plan for the future, allows you to work closely
with peers, coaches, and counselors to reconnect with life.
• Camping Grounds, interactive activities

30. • Make rules concerning phone usage.
• Set time periods in which you shouldn’t use your phone (i.e., 9
p.m. to 7 a.m.).
• Designate activities in which your phone is forbidden (e.g., driving,
dinner time).
• Schedule break times to access your phone or social media.
• Download an application to help cut down on cell
phone use.
• BreakFree and Menthal allow you to track the amount of time
you’re spending on your phone and which applications.
• ColdTurkey and SelfControl allow you to block the sites you wish
to avoid.
• Relaxation techniques such as mindfulness can help
you to cope with your cravings to use your cell phone or
access social media.