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Is internet addiction a diagnosable disorder? Or is it just how our society is evolving? All images used are from the Creative Commons on Flickr.

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by Michelle O’Halloranphoto: liewcf - Flickr

to Being ConnectedAddicted

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There are now more ways than ever to be

connected to the internet.

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...no matter where you are.

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But what are the consequences of being constantly plugged in?

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Are internet users becoming reliant on connectivity in order to function?

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“Internet Use Disorder” was a new entry in the recently released fifth edition of the Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS).

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According to DMS-5, those suffering from IUD, or internet addiction, build a “tolerance” to the internet,

needing to spend more and more time online to achieve the same “high”.

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“Recent studies suggest the problem is widespread, with as

much as 18.5 per cent of the U.S. population addicted to the web. One Stanford University

survey found a staggering one in eight American adults

showed signs of ‘problematic internet use.’”

- Josh Tapper, The Toronto Star

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Thanks to smartphones, people can get their internet fixes wherever they are.

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According to Pew research, a quarter of young people primarily use their cellphones to access the internet.

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“78 per cent of young people, ages 12 to 17, now have

cellphones. Nearly half of those are smartphones, a share that's increasing steadily — and that's having a big effect on how, and where, many young

people are accessing the Web.”

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- Martha Irvine, The Associated Press

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The uprising of smartphones allows young people in

low-income families with no home internet to be able

to access the web.

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Many consider addiction to mobile devices to be a problem as well as

internet addiction.

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“The addiction has even

been given a name —

Nomophobia is the term created by British researchers in

2008 to identify people who experience anxiety when they have no access to mobile technology.”

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- Richard Alleyne, TheTelegraph

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One reason why society loves the internet and mobile interactions is

because people are now able to be in control of how much, how little, and in what

ways they communicate with others.

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“In����������� ������������������  the����������� ������������������  SILENCE����������� ������������������  of����������� ������������������  connection,����������� ������������������  people����������� ������������������  are����������� ������������������  

comforted����������� ������������������  by����������� ������������������  being����������� ������������������  IN����������� ������������������  TOUCH����������� ������������������  with����������� ������������������  a����������� ������������������  lot����������� ������������������  of����������� ������������������  people,����������� ������������������  carefully����������� ������������������  kept����������� ������������������  at����������� ������������������  bay.����������� ������������������  We����������� ������������������  can’t����������� ������������������  get����������� ������������������  enough����������� ������������������  of����������� ������������������  one����������� ������������������  another����������� ������������������  if����������� ������������������  we����������� ������������������  can����������� ������������������  use����������� ������������������  technology����������� ������������������  to����������� ������������������  keep����������� ������������������  one����������� ������������������  another����������� ������������������  at����������� ������������������  distances����������� ������������������  we����������� ������������������  can����������� ������������������  

CONTROL:not����������� ������������������  too����������� ������������������  CLOSE,

not����������� ������������������  too����������� ������������������  FAR,

just����������� ������������������  RIGHT.”- Sherry Turkle, The New York Times

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But can we truly be addicted to the internet and mobile

devices like one can be to drugs or gambling?

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In the world of mental health research, a lot of controversy surrounds the decision to add

Internet Use Disorder to the DSM.

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Skeptics argue that there is no clear-cut definition for internet addiction, and that there is little biological difference between the average brain and the brain of an internet

addict.

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“Many researchers contend internet addiction cannot exist on its own. They say it is most likely a symptom of

depression, social anxiety or obsessive-compulsiveness.”- Josh Tapper, The Toronto Star

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However,����������� ������������������  perhaps����������� ������������������  it����������� ������������������  is����������� ������������������  not����������� ������������������  the����������� ������������������  individual����������� ������������������  who����������� ������������������  is����������� ������������������  addicted����������� ������������������  to����������� ������������������  being����������� ������������������  connected...

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...or society as a whole.

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Sources:

• Richard Alleyne, “Mobile Phone Addiction Ruining Relationships”. The Telegraph• Martha Irvine, “More Youth Use Smartphones to Log Online: U.S. Reports”. The Associated Press• Josh Tapper, “Internet Addicts Face Constant Temptation, Non-Believers”. The Toronto Star• Sherry Turkle, “The Flight from Conversation”. The New York Times

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