TEXTING MAY BE TAKING A TOLL BY: KATIE HAFNER ON NYTIMES.COM

TEENS TEXT ALL THE TIME Teenagers text approximately 3,500 messages a week. According to the Nielsen Company teenagers send around 80 messages a day.

LONG TERM EFFECTS Intensive repetitive use of the upper extremities can lead to musculoskeletal disorders that can lead to temporary or permanent damage to the thumbs.

BIG MOBILE COMPANIES SPEAKING OUT AT&T and Verizon Wireless had sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008 just by teenagers

QUOTES BY PEOPLE IN POWER Michael Hausauer stated "It offers companionship an a promise of connectedness. At the same time texting can make a youngster feel frightened and overly exposed.”

DR. MARTIN JOFFE SPEAKS OUT Dr. Martin Joffe states, “Then you hear that these kids are responding to texts late at night. That’s going to cause sleep issues in an age group that’s already plagued with sleep issues.”

PROFESSORS ARE EVEN SPEAKING OUT Professor Turkle stated "But if technology makes something like staying in touch very very easy thats harder to do; now you have adolescence who are texting their mothers 15 times a day asking things like 'should I get the red shoes or the blue shoes?'"

WORKS CITED “Texting May Be Taking A Toll” by Katie Hafner of the New York Times Wikipedia