INTERNET ADDICT1ON
It's that thing you're speeding on.
Drug Fr33 wants to spread our message of hope and compassion. We believe that a single action can make a difference in the community, and that collective action can greatly impact the world. Through advocacy with humane technology agents of change and law enforcement based educational activities, our team works tirelessly each day to contribute their part to the solution.
FACT: SOCIAL MEDIA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU.
Here's something you don't want to hear. Social Media is a multi-billion dollar industry whose only function is to turn you into a walking data collection mine for their wares. The vast majority of social networks are built with the same logic and design as your friendly neighborhood slot machines. And the house always wins.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, teens in the U.S. who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media may be at a heightened risk for mental health issues.
Pew Research Center | Jama Psychiatry: September 11, 2019
DEFINING SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION
You are not your selfie.
The phenomena of social media addiction can be largely attributed to the dopamine-inducing social environments that social media and social networking sites provide. Social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram affect the same neural circuitry activated by gambling and recreational drugs to keep users using the platforms as much as possible.
Studies reveal that the endless stream of retweets, likes, and shares from these platforms cause the brain’s reward region to trigger the same kind of chemical reaction seen with illicit substances like cocaine and heroin.
WHILE SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS KEEP THE WORLD CONNECTED, SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM.
AS OF 2023, 4.89 BILLION PEOPLE – OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION – USE SOCIAL MEDIA.
ESTIMATES POSIT THAT OVER 210 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTIONS WORLDWIDE.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
"I don't generally want my kids to be sitting in front of a TV or a computer for a long period of time."
ON AVERAGE, ADOLESCENTS AGED 15 TO 19 YEARS HAVE AN ANNUAL SUICIDE RATE OF ABOUT 1 IN 10,000 PEOPLE.
SOCIAL MEDIA IS RUINING YOUR LIFE, BUT YOU'RE STILL USING IT...
ON AVERAGE, ADOLESCENTS AGED 15 TO 19 YEARS HAVE AN ANNUAL SUICIDE RATE OF ABOUT 1 IN 10,000 PEOPLE.
The prevalence of major depressive disorder and depressive symptoms has increased among adolescents in the United States, and adolescent suicide death and attempt rates have increased sharply during the past 2 decades.
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AMONG YOUTHS 12 TO 16 YEAR OF AGE, UP TO 10% OF BOYS AND 20% OF GIRLS HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE.
Social media offers numerous potential benefits to users, including exposure to current events, interpersonal connection, and enhancement of social support networks.2 However, concerns are increasingly raised about potential harms of social media use.2 One-quarter of adolescents think social media has a mostly negative influence on people their age, pointing to reasons like rumor spreading, lack of in-person contact, unrealistic views of others’ lives, peer pressure, and mental health issues.1
ALMOST 93% OF TEENS OWN A SMARTPHONE AND USE SOCIAL MEDIA.
For adolescents in the United States, social media use is ubiquitous. A 2018 Pew Research Center poll found that 97% of adolescents report using at least 1 of the 7 most popular social media platforms (YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit). Moreover, digital media use by adolescents is common: 95% report owning or having access to a smartphone, and almost 90% report they are online at least several times a day.
Many follow influencers or dream of becoming an influencer themselves. The reality is, influencers are not what you think. Virtual personalities created by companies ‘have potential to manipulate young people’. Welcome to a new breed of dealers.
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CELL PHONE BANS IN SCHOOL DON’T PREVENT CYBERBULLYING
In early 2019, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released data showing that schools where cell phones were disallowed also had a higher number of principal-reported cases of cyberbullying.
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SOCIAL COMPARISON AND EATING DISORDERS: A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP
Many children & adolescents (and adults) cannot discriminate between what they see and what is real online. For instance, young people are often unaware that digital technology and manipulation in the fashion industry use air brush and digital enhancement to portray the ‘ideal’ female and male body. These images promote unrealistic standards that are impossible to achieve.
Even more startling, the proliferation of pro eating disorder websites and social media groups encourage disordered eating behaviors. Heavy users reported poorer quality of life and more disordered eating behaviors (JMED, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics 2012)
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DON'T WORRY, SOCIAL MEDIA IS A BILLION $$ INDUSTRY AND IT'LL GO ON WITHOUT YOU.
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Here at Drug Fr33, we know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little support. Since our founding in 2016, we are determined to make an impact.
YOU ARE NOT YOUR SELFIE.
