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Cell Phone Dangers

07/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Social media is actually ISOLATING teens: Doctor warns parents of serious risks associated with heavy smartphone use

Aside from negatively impacting the concentration of teenagers, “heavy smartphone use” is linked to “an increased rate of social isolation, depression, suicidal thoughts, and even suicide.” A decade after Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, launched the first iPhone, 92 percent of teenagers own a smartphone. A double-edged sword, smartphones revolutionized communication but they also increased “the risk […]

06/13/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Technology is making us more anxious; psychologist explains how

Is your cell phone giving you anxiety? Being tethered to modern technology is causing a massive spike in anxiety nationwide — and it could be affecting you, too. There are a number of ways in which our ever-expanding technological world can be harmful to the human psyche. The advent of the smartphone is the clearest […]

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