1. Too much internet?
Lucas Morrissey Photo – Wikimedia Commons

2. Photo – wikimedia commons
Who starred in that random show from
way back when? One sec let
me google it.

3. I have five
minutes to kill at
this bus stop?
Let me
check my
RSS feed
Photo – Flickr (pulpolux)

4. Let me go see if anything is new on facebook.
I finished one question on my assignment?
Photo – Lucas Morrissey

5. Internet addiction has
been a growing
concern since the mid
90s.
-Gareth Cartwright
Photo – Wikimedia Commons

6. It [Internet Addiction Disorder] is
mostly found among kids.
- Nidheya Suresh
Photo – Flickr (Paulm)

7. My parents tell me to get off
the computer, go outside,
read a book.
-Owen Loeb
Photo – Flickr (shifted)

8. Internet usage is starting at a
younger and younger age.

9. Computers aren't the only
gateway we have into these
vast, all-encompassing water
worlds of information.
–Gareth Cartwright
Photo – Wikimedia Commons

10. In 2000 45% of teens had a cell
phone, presently 75% do.
-Pew Statistics
Photo – Flickr (frerieke)

11. If growth continues at this
rate, smartphones could
account for 70 percent of all
U.S. mobile devices by next
year [2013].
-Devindra Hardawar
Photo – Flickr (n/a)

12. We are never disconnected .
–Gareth Cartwright
Photo – Flickr (shareski)

13. Many of the self-confessed
addicted teenagers say that
the Internet provides a safety
blanket for them to escape
from the trials and
tribulations of real life.
–Nidheya Suresh
Photo – Flickr (gildedrooster)

14. “I go onto the Internet to escape real life. For those few hours, I can
forget about college, projects and everything.”
- Rachna Sukuru
Photo – Flickr (N/A)

15. It is obvious that people
wish to escape their
perception of the reality
of their lives. The
euphoric state produced
by the drugs is deemed
better than the real
situation.
– Charley Reese
Photo – Flickr (keep-on-moving)

16. The reasons for drug usage
are similar to that of internet
usage. As well, they both
have long term noticeable
effects on the body.
Photo – Flickr (nataliejohnson)

17. Most intriguing is the fact that some of these changes [to the brain]
are what you see happening in the brains of people addicted to
cocaine, heroine, special K, and other substances.
-Alice G. Walton
Photo – Flickr (n/a)

18. Many symptoms of internet addiction are similar to other addictions.
Ie restlessness when not using, anxiousness, irritability etc.
Photo – Flickr (n/a)

19. The new version of the DSM—the international psychiatric diagnostic
manual—will list "Internet-use disorder" as a condition
"recommended for further study."
-Abby Ohlheiser
Photo – Wikimedia Commons

20. This is a start to hopefully educate the
current youth on how to avoid said
addictions and to provide support to
those who currently suffer from the
disorder.
Photo – Flickr (soldiersmediacenter)

21. Photo sources (chronological)
•http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet1.jpg
•http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/FEMA_-_44156_-
_FEMA_Community_Relations_Workers_work_with_a_computer_at_the_Disaster_Center_i
n_MS.jpg
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulpolux/10429025/sizes/o/in/photostream/
•http://blog.wikimedia.de/wp-content/uploads/IMAG2227-1.jpg
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulm/5574119017/sizes/l/in/photostream/
•http://farm1.staticflickr.com/72/177904773_acabd9a684_o.jpg
•http://farm1.staticflickr.com/72/218461552_6085a2dc15_z.jpg?zz=1
•http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/MallOfLouisiana23July2008AppleSt
ore.jpg
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/frerieke/4022630591/sizes/o/in/photostream/
•http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5002/5335747560_5ba8714353_o.jpg
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/3268690032/
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/gildedrooster/3755817532/sizes/m/in/photostream/
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658284016/sizes/h/in/photostream/
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/keep-on-moving/4462334595/sizes/l/in/photostream/
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/2051377206/sizes/z/in/photostream/
•http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2770/4542550925_7651d892a0_z.jpg?zz=1
•http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5089/5249606723_7b69d1793b_z.jpg
•http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/LarousseMedical-DSC_72552.jpg
•http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/4522777693/sizes/z/in/photostream/

22. Text Sources
•http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10029180/Children-using-internet-from-age-of-three-
study-finds.html
•http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/net-gain-or-loss/article4695453.ece
•http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x914253732/Arlington-students-portray-the-
dangers-of-technology-addiction?zc_p=1#axzz2TeQxEAE8
•http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/planet-ivy/internet-addicts_b_3265271.html
•http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-09-10/news/0250270000_1_people-use-drugs-
happy-rich-addiction
•http://www.pewinternet.org/Trend-Data-(Teens)/Usage-Over-Time.aspx
•http://www.guardchild.com/statistics/
•http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/29/the-magic-moment-smartphones-now-half-of-all-u-s-
mobiles/
•http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/10/02/internet_addiction_diagnosis_dsm_re
vision_to_include_internet_use_disorder_as_a_possible_condition_for_further_study_.html
•http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/10/02/the-new-mental-health-disorder-
internet-addiction/
•http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm