Digital Drug

Youths today are immersed within the digital world. The powerful and addictive technology wrapped within cellphones is what we consider to be a modern day, Digital Drug. Tweens and teens are incapable of maintaining a healthy relationship without guidelines . These lack of boundaries creates the perfect environment for depressive and anxiety disorders. Excessive phone use is associated with low self-esteem, cognitive and emotional dysfunction, sleep problems, reduced
physical fitness, changes in the brain’s gray matter volume, etc.

 At Arizona Youth Trauma Center, we have incorporated limited use of Smart Phones into the child’s treatment plan as we believe the Digital Drug’s usage must be monitored by parents and is required to achieve healthy outcomes. Visit us today or book an appointment online. Let us help your child have a priceless childhood experience.