Smartphone addiction

The news item titled “Smartphone addiction—It can lead to an imbalance in brain” published by this newspaper on December 1 caught my attention.  The study says smartphone addiction could cause serious chemical unbalances, leading to anxiety and tiredness. Nowadays, it is common for students to spend time in unproductive deeds online, stay up late (even whole nights), browsing the internet needlessly while studying, etc.

It is high time for us to be careful about this. Parents and guardians must prevent their children from being accustomed to such habits which harm them.

Sarfaraj Mamun, University of Dhaka