Social Media Addiction

By: Emily Giann, Mary Stone and Kessem Saprikin

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Definition of Social Media Addiction

Examples of Social Medias used now

Statistics

Chart

Consequences

Prevention
 SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION

A phrase used to describe someone who spends too

much time on social media

Interferes with other aspects of daily life

There is no official medical recognition of it being a

disorder or disease, at this time

POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES OF TEENS

Snapchat

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter

Google

Tumblr
 SOME INTERESTING STATS

88% of teens have a cell phone

The average teen sends and receives 30 texts per day

92% of teens report going online at least once a day

53% of teen users say social media sites have changed their behavior,

of those, 51% say the change has been a negative change

Social Media Sites Most Popular With Teens Surveyed
Possible Consequences of Social Media Addiction

Loss of interest in making friends and spending time with them

Poor quality of sleep, and problems with falling asleep or staying

asleep

Fluctuations in weight, either gaining or losing weight for no

reason
 How to Prevent a Social Media Addiction

Turn off notifications

Limit the amount of time you spend on social media

Find other hobbies you enjoy

Spend time with family and friends

 News Report: Digital Addiction is Very Real

There is a reason some call their smartphones 'CrackBerry.' Their smartphone addiction is compared to the addiction to Crack*

The Richmond Addiction Services, in B.C., has been helping young people overcome their digital addictions since 2007, and
says it deals with roughly 20 to 30 new families every year who need help with digital addictions

Benjamin Wong, a counsellor at Richmond Addiction Services, said he works with individuals between the ages of 12 to 25 and
their families to support them in dealing with digital addictions when they just can't separate themselves from a screen, be it a
smartphone, computer or gaming device

"When behaviour affects school attendance, when behaviour affects relationships, when their behaviour affects their ability to
hold on to employment, sleep hygiene, nutrition ... those are things we look at," Wong said.

Wong said it takes six months to one year to break an addiction, and for addicted individuals to learn to cope with their emotions.
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