THE BRIEF: Global statistics and research regarding social media, gaming and multimedia devices on a young person's mindset, social skills, education, cerebral development and behaviour. Is it the new drug addiction behaviour for the younger generation? AI EXPLANATION: This is a serious and well-studied question—and the honest answer is: there are real parallels to addiction, but it’s not as simple as “screens = drugs.” The effects depend heavily on the type of use, duration,