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Do you know how many people are addicted to internet? 6% of the population is addicted, or 182 million people (Velea). Do you know how many people stop this addiction? Not enough. More people become addicts than go out of the addiction. Internet addiction has bad effects, such as bad behavior in class or even at home, and it reduces the capacity of the brain. To stop this addiction you can take the smartphones, turn off the wifi, and put a limit of time on your internet use.

A person becomes addicted to internet generally because he or she has social problems. At the beginning the person spends some hours but later it is every day. Internet addiction makes the teens aggressive because they spend their bed time on their phone. They do not study at home or at school. At home they play video games, surf on internet or chat with their friends and at school they are too tired to work. Result: they have bad grades. Girls tend to be addicted to social networks like Instagram, Snapchat… However boys are addicted to video games (Lenhart).

An addiction is a need of something frequently. “The time dedicated to this activity becomes too important, to the detriment of the studies, of the work, of the family life or of the social activities”(Schmitt). For an addicted person, internet brings good vibes to him, which is false in reality. Internet harms your health, your neurons decrease, and you have difficulty  working. You take 20 minutes to concentrate after have used a phone or a screen (Mazzola). Internet does not let you sleep. It bring you to the solitude, and you become recluse. You do not have a social life. Internet is a representation of life. With internet people do not read any more, so it is a great disaster. This addiction is like a drug. It has the same effect as heroin or cocaine to your brain. We can also consider this addiction to be a sickness.  

To stop this addiction you should have a certain time to use your cellphone, for example you cannot use your smartphone after 9 pm. The parents could also turn off the wifi and take away the smartphones. I think they should also explain to their children the effects of the addiction, like this they understand what will happen if they do not stop. You have to “listen to her with benevolence, to reassure her by explaining her that her is not alone and to tell her that she can count on us to find solutions.” The family is very important, thanks to the family the person concerned can be cured of this addiction.

We saw that internet is not only an addiction but also a sickness. 1/25 of the population is unfortunately addicted to internet. The effects are devastating. To stop this disease, the family is indispensable. You have to be surrounded by your parents, brothers or sisters, and friends. Believe in yourself, and you will be better.



Works Cited

“Comment Sortir de l'Addiction ?” Jeuxvideo.com. 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 11 Mar. 2018.

Mazzola, Jessica. “Nighttime texting linked to bad grades, N.J. study finds.” NJ Advance Media. Nj.com. 08 Oct. 2015. Web. 11 Mar. 2018.

Schmitt, Laurent. “L'Addiction à Internet: une Nouvelle Maladie?” Huffingtonpost.fr. HuffPost. 27 Nov. 2013. Web. 11 Mar. 2018.

Véléa, Dan. “6% de la Population Mondiale Accro à Internet : faites-vous partie des 182 millions de personnes incapables de se déconnecter ?” Atlantico.fr. 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2018.

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