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The document discusses smartphone addiction and how people have become dependent on their devices, experiencing withdrawal symptoms when separated from them. Experts warn that excessive smartphone use can disconnect people from reality and cause physical issues like anxiety, insomnia, and depression due to increased stress levels. However, for many people the addiction remains stronger than the mental and physical costs.

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Smartphone Addiction Risks

The document discusses smartphone addiction and how people have become dependent on their devices, experiencing withdrawal symptoms when separated from them. Experts warn that excessive smartphone use can disconnect people from reality and cause physical issues like anxiety, insomnia, and depression due to increased stress levels. However, for many people the addiction remains stronger than the mental and physical costs.

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World Link 3, Unit 5

Warm-up video — Touch the Sky

Matthew: First thing I do when I wake up is grab my phone.

Host: Thirty-two-year-old Matthew Barrett is never far from his smartphone.


Matthew: To be honest, it's never without it. I know I'm addicted because I know
without it I do have withdrawal.

Host: And Matthew, a New York City PR executive, isn't the only one living
his life almost completely online. As those devices become more
integrated in people's lives, psychologists say smartphone users are in
danger of becoming addicted.

Man: If I don't have my phone, I can't really do anything, I can't function right.

Woman: I can't really go a day without it. If I do go one day without it, I kind of
go really psycho. Michael: The more connected we are, the less we're
connecting.

Host: Experts like addiction specialist, Dr. Michael Dall, say that too much
smartphone use not only causes people to disconnect from reality, but
smartphone withdrawal can cause physical symptoms like anxiety,
insomnia, and even depression.

Michael: And it actually creates a lot of cortisol in the brain and in the body. That
stress hormone is actually cardio-toxic. So it's actually very bad not
only for your mental health and maybe your relationships, but it can
also be bad for your biological health as well.

Host: But like other vices, for many the power of this addiction outweighs the
mental and physical cost. And until something smarter comes along,
young people on the move like Matthew show no signs of putting down
their smartphones anytime soon.

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