With over 350 million active users, Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites in history. While this can have benefits, such as connecting with friends, it can also have very negative effects that could be irreversible. The top three negative effects that can come from using Facebook include loss of sleep, depression, and being put in a dangerous situation. At first glance, Facebook may be seen as an intriguing and enjoyable website, but the addictions that sometimes result from excessive use are correlated with deadly effects. These effects can be tiny, manageable, unhealthy, or life-changing. The first critical effect, distractions caused by addiction, is related to actual sleep loss. Distractions include wasting time chatting with friends online, playing a game on the Facebook app, surfing the site, or reading updated statuses posted by friends. Time spent on these distractions can be considered wasted time; the time could have been spent receiving the recommended hours of sleep for an average teenager. Sleep cannot...