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Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest

The Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest brings together addiction and mental health service providers, researchers and subject matter experts in the fields of gambling, technology/Internet use and video gaming to collaborate and share knowledge on emerging trends and clinical best practices.

Link to aritcle: https://www.leehealth.org/heal...cted-to-social-media

-This article highlights that because social media is so new at this time, there is no official diagnosis of having an addiction to the internet or technology

-The article shares relevant questions to ask if someone is at risk of developing an addiction to the internet that are straightforward for someone who does not work in any clinical realm to ask their loved ones

- This article discussed the, "dopamine loop" to describe how one can be hooked to the internet through seeking and rewarding. Tiktok videos are an example of the dopamine loop.

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