overall, the study’s authors concluded that it’s possible to develop a behavioral addiction to social networking. They also concluded that the modified alcohol and drug screening tools they used during their project adequately help identify young adults who may have symptoms of such an addiction. Finally, the authors believe that an addictive pattern of social networking involvement appears to develop as part of a larger complex of problems that includes a general high-risk profile for behavioral addiction, a general high-risk profile for substance addiction and underdeveloped emotional control capabilities.