Presentation created for my Film 315 class at Queen's University. Focuses on the downside of cell phone over usage and the impacts of cell phone addiction in our society.

1. Your Cell Phone is my Drug Film 315 Presentation by Nicole Fournier

2. Image: Sara Savoldelli It’s curious if Alexander Graham Bell knew in 1870 how much his invention would impact modern society

3. His idea of connecting two people would grow to be the start of a new social addiction called the cell phone Image: Ciccioetneo

4. Today cell phones have become a part of our identity Image: SashaW

5. They’re the first things we see in the morning... 28% of 18-34 year olds check Facebook on their smart phones before leaving bed Image: Gunjan Karun

6. They have become part of our love lives... 15% of Americans have interrupted sex to take a phone call Image: Trang Nguyen

7. They even follow us to our most private spaces... Image: kyknoord 56% of Americans admit to using their phone on the toilet

8. Image: GabrielaP93 We are addicted to our phones as they have become our social lifelines

9. Image: Sean Hobson 9/10 Americans own a cell phone

10. Image: istolethetv Of these owners: 32% of men and 23% of women claim they can’t live without their cell phone

11. Image: Milanda & Cristiano 47% of teenagers say their social lives would end without text messaging

12. We find ourselves in a social paradox where what used to keep us connected... Image: Terry Johnston

13. Image: Comedy_Nose ...may actually be causing us to disconnect from the world around us

14. And it’s partially because of the attachment we feel to our mobile devices Image: e.r.w.i.n.

15. Image: pineapple9995 “Students around the world said that media – and their phones especially – were both emotionally and even physically comforting” – CBC

16. Image: Derek Olson But in a world where 70% of people own a cell phone, what are the implications of these attachments?

17. Young cell phone users are more likely to experience depression, cyber bullying and sleeping disorders - CHCHmentors study Image: Justin Baeder

18. Fertility issues and radiation exposure are increasing as 60%of a phone’s radiation is absorbed by the user’s head Image: Kevan Davis

19. Another problem – texting while driving – is twice as likely to cause an accident as drunk driving Image: A Adamant

20. Yet over half of teenagers in a US study admitted to texting while driving Image: Stefan Kloo

21. Image: Billy Brown It seems the inability to disconnect from our cell phones at the right times has caused both mental and physical problems

22. Brands have realized the addiction we have to our mobile devices Image:e.r.w.i.n.

23. Twitter’s public launch in 2007 emphasized the ability to text updates and view tweets straight from your phone Image: Johan Larsson

24. Other applications soon followed suit including Skype and Facebook Image: Skype Website

25. Today countless applications lay just a text away from your phone Image: Tim Walker

26. Image: Nebraska Helen With these new applications comes an increased social dependence on our mobile devices

27. And mobile device providers encourage this dependence through slogans such as: Image: Pat Castaldo

28. iPhone – “There’s an app for that”

29. Blackberry “Love what you do”

30. Image: Carlos Villalpando We have shifted away from the original 1870 concept of a phone to complex social devices with information at our fingertips

31. Users are no longer just addicted to their phones but also to their brands, and their apps Image: Toca Boca

32. Image: Robert S. Donavan My question to you is – in a world of social connectivity through mobile devices, are you able to disconnect?

33. How long could you go without a cell phone? A week? A day? An hour? Image: Robert S. Donavan

34. With their addictive elements and negative effects on society both mentally and physically... Image: Alan Levine

35. Image: Marius Mellebye 276ccm ... Have cell phones become the new social media version of a cigarette?

36. Sources: All photos from Flickr Creative Commons Stats gathered from websites and inforgraphics listed below: “The Growth of Mobile: States and Figured that will shock you” - Youtube “How the world is using Cell phones” – Lauren Indvik “Social Media’s Most Important Tool: Your Cell Phone” – Sociological Marketing “Tech Addiction Symptoms Rife Among Students” – CBC “Obsessed with Facebook” – Mashable.com “Are You Obsessed With Your Cell Phone?” – Huffington Post “Driving While Texting” – Infographics show case “Hot Topic: Cell Phones” – CMCH Mentors “Yes, Mobile Phones go to the Bathroom” – Adage.com Film 315 Presentation Slides By: Nicole Fournier Image: Kevin Dooley