Cell phone use and bullying have attracted a lot of attention in the United States in recent years. When many of us hear the word cyberbullying, we automatically associate it with something that only happens on the Internet. However, the term includes the use of cell phones to communicate a threat, send an abusive message, send inappropriate images, or make harassing phone calls to someone with the purpose of scaring or upsetting them. Unfortunately, this is another vice that negatively affects our youth. Second on my list of inappropriate uses of cell phones is when people use them as a tool to embarrass or exploit someone. Bullying of any kind is cruel and no one should be a victim of it in any form. However, just like the Internet, cell phones allow embarrassing images or texts to be transmitted to many people in a matter of minutes. I believe that at some point most of us, including our family and friends, have been victims of some form of bullying. In an effort to research how serious teenage bullying is, I explored the resources of a government-run website titled Bullying Staistics. .Org. The website was created to help educate families, children and school administrators about the various types and consequences of bullying. Additionally, the site provides those who are victims of bullying with the names of organizations, therapy groups, and tips on how to deal with it. The site was instrumental in helping me with my research. According to the site, in most cases, bullying begins in the teenage years. it is estimated that at least nine out of 10 teenagers have a cell phone and the probability that those who are bullied through cell phones is one in five (bullying Statistics.org). Also, contrary to what I initially thought, the website stats… middle of the paper… a subscription affects 91% of adults. Retrieved from: Website: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/06/cell-phone-ownership-hits-91-of-adults Lowy, Joan. “National ban on texting while driving: US mandates no cell phone use while driving.” TheHuffington Post, December 31, 2011. Web. Retrieved March 23, 2014, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/national- Texting- while -driving-ban_n_1147909.html Phillips, S. (2014). Teens Sleeping with Cell Phones: A Clear and Present Danger Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/blogs/teens-sleeping-cell-phones-clear-and-present-danger Price, M. (2011) . [Web log message]. Retrieved February 12, 2014, from: http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/features/2011/cell-phone-addiction.aspx