Smartphones Can Be Addicting
Many psychological and medical studies have been geared towards learning exactly if smartphones can cause symptoms of addiction, especially in children, and the results have shown that handheld devices are, in fact, highly addictive.
When kids overuse them, these devices will practically reconfigure the brain’s pleasure and reward centers, which messes up the kids’ natural responses to things like joy. They also distract them way too much from real life. Researchers have gone so far as to refer cell phones as “digital drugs.” Computers, tech, smartphones, and tablets, can lead to depression, anxiety, aggression, and even psychotic-like behavior. These days, certain academics are suggesting that these devices should come with a health warning.
