9. Computers aren't the only
gateway we have into these
vast, all-encompassing water
worlds of information.
–Gareth Cartwright
Photo – Wikimedia Commons
10. In 2000 45% of teens had a cell
phone, presently 75% do.
-Pew Statistics
Photo – Flickr (frerieke)
11. If growth continues at this
rate, smartphones could
account for 70 percent of all
U.S. mobile devices by next
year [2013].
-Devindra Hardawar
Photo – Flickr (n/a)
12. We are never disconnected .
–Gareth Cartwright
Photo – Flickr (shareski)
13. Many of the self-confessed
addicted teenagers say that
the Internet provides a safety
blanket for them to escape
from the trials and
tribulations of real life.
–Nidheya Suresh
Photo – Flickr (gildedrooster)
14. “I go onto the Internet to escape real life. For those few hours, I can
forget about college, projects and everything.”
- Rachna Sukuru
Photo – Flickr (N/A)
15. It is obvious that people
wish to escape their
perception of the reality
of their lives. The
euphoric state produced
by the drugs is deemed
better than the real
situation.
– Charley Reese
Photo – Flickr (keep-on-moving)
16. The reasons for drug usage
are similar to that of internet
usage. As well, they both
have long term noticeable
effects on the body.
Photo – Flickr (nataliejohnson)
17. Most intriguing is the fact that some of these changes [to the brain]
are what you see happening in the brains of people addicted to
cocaine, heroine, special K, and other substances.
-Alice G. Walton
Photo – Flickr (n/a)
18. Many symptoms of internet addiction are similar to other addictions.
Ie restlessness when not using, anxiousness, irritability etc.
Photo – Flickr (n/a)
19. The new version of the DSM—the international psychiatric diagnostic
manual—will list "Internet-use disorder" as a condition
"recommended for further study."
-Abby Ohlheiser
Photo – Wikimedia Commons
20. This is a start to hopefully educate the
current youth on how to avoid said
addictions and to provide support to
those who currently suffer from the
disorder.
Photo – Flickr (soldiersmediacenter)
