Case Study: Are Teens Addicted To Their Cell Phones

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Are Teens Addicted to Their Cell Phones?

Is your teen addicted to his/her cell phone? Most teens are addicted. In a study 15-19 year olds described themselves as addicted. They said they were depressed without it. I’m not addicted anymore although I used to be. The majority of teens are addicted to their phones. Most of that majority will deny that they’re addicted.When i'm walking down the corridor here in school I can’t go 10 feet without seeing another teen on their phone. I’m almost positive that if you take their phone away for a day or so that they’ll start to act differently. There are some that, like me, aren't addicted. Like I said I Used to be really bad. When I first got my phone, I’ll admit, I was totally addicted.

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