As any parent of a teenager knows, trying to stop them using their computer or mobile phone usually results in a tantrum.But perhaps such outbursts are not pure petulance. The withdrawal symptoms young people experience when deprived of their gadgets are comparable with those of drug addicts going ‘cold turkey’, a study claims.
Researchers found that 79 per cent of students subjected to a complete media blackout for just one day reported adverse reactions ranging from distress to confusion and isolation.
In vivid accounts, they told of overwhelming cravings, with one saying they were ‘itching like a crackhead [crack cocaine addict]’.
The study focused on people aged between 17 and 23 in ten countries, including the UK, where about 150 students at Bournemouth University spent 24 hours banned from using phones, social networking sites, the internet and TV.
They were allowed to use landline phones or read books and were asked to keep a diary.
One in five reported feelings of withdrawal akin to an addiction while 11 per cent said they were confused or felt like a failure.
Nearly one in five (19 per cent) reported feelings of distress and 11 per cent felt isolated. Just 21 per cent said they could feel the benefits of being unplugged.
Some students took their mobile phone with them just to touch them. Read More
Note: It seems they have a medical condition or excuse for any bad behaviour now, if you cheat your a sex addict, if you kill you had a bad upbringing and if you throw tantrums its because you have an addiction. - when will society start taking responsibilities for their actions rather than blaming it on some medical condition?
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