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Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how social media affects the mental health of young people. More than 75% of teens check their phone hourly, and half say they feel like they’re addicted to their devices. Here are some of the things they’ve told us: “TikTok has me in a chokehold.” “I would 1,000% say I am addicted.” “I feel completely aware that it is hijacking my brain, but I can’t put it down. This leaves me feeling ashamed.” Maybe you’ve had similar feelings yourself, no matter your age. Although it’s true social technologies offer clear benefits – unlike smoking – many people still feel uncomfortable with how much time they spend online and often wonder if they’re addicted. Years of investigation have led our te...

This week iGaming began in Rhode Island. Online gambling is particularly attractive to the problem gambler for its ease of use. With people using their cell phones and having them in their hands most of the waking day, the convenience and allure makes people vulnerable to gambling, and those who are vulnerable to addiction are particularly vulnerable to this quick fix. RINewsToday will be looking at the problem with gambling throughout March. Here is our first article, with the National Council on Problem Gambling. During March, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) will lead the annual observance of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM), emphasizing the 2024 theme, “Every Story Matters.” The nationwide grassroots campaign seeks to increase public awareness of problem gambling and promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Problem gambling is often referred to as a ‘hidden addiction ,’ yet an estimated 9 million American adults suffer from a ...

Kansas City has been rocked after a series of shots were fired at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade , with an estimated one million people in attendance as the NFL champions celebrated Sunday’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers. What happened at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade? Not long after the end of the parade at the city’s Union Station, there were reports of gunfire nearby, with Kansas City Police quickly confirming the shootings via a Twitter/X thread, in which they initially instructed people to leave the area, and revealed people inside Union Station were not allowed to leave until its surroundings had been cleared. Chief of Police Stacey Graves later explained that two people had been immediately taken into custody by officers, who had administered life-sustaining aid to a number of victims with the help of the fire department. Sadly, she also confirmed that one person had been mortally wounded , and that 10 to 15 people, none of whom were children, had su...