"The smartphone is the modern day hypodermic needle"

Why are we so addicted to our mobile phones? Do you find the need to constantly keep checking your mobile phone, first thing in the morning, last thing at night? How do you feel if you are without you mobile phone, a little anxious? Does that sound like an addiction? Dr Anna Lembke has written a fascinating book called "dopamine nation" which explains what is happening in our brain when we are receive a relentless supply of digital dopamine from our smartphones.