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09/27/2024
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By Laura Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill prohibiting social media platforms from providing “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that would limit the social media usage of minors in the state. Senate Bill 976, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, would make it unlawful for social media services to provide “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent. This is being touted as a […]
08/07/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Study: Teens with “problematic smartphone use” more likely to experience anxiety and depression
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN) at King’s College London have warned that teenagers who show symptoms of “problematic smartphone use” (PSU) are more likely to experience anxiety and depression. PSU refers to a large range of behaviors and emotions similar to addiction. This includes anxiety or distress when without a phone, difficulty […]
06/24/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Los Angeles Unified School District implements cellphone and social media ban
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) board decided to ban cellphones and social media use during school hours – with five board members voting in favor and two against. This ban, which will start in the spring of 2025, extends beyond the previous policy that only restricted phone use during classes and limited social media […]
11/15/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Meta intentionally got children and teens ADDICTED to social media to exploit them for profit
Facebook parent company Meta and other major social media companies have intentionally used harmful and aggressive tactics to get users, including children, addicted to social media, leading to a shocking rise in depression and suicide. This is the accusation levied against the Big Tech company several weeks ago by dozens of state attorneys general, who filed […]
10/27/2023
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By Olivia Cook
42 Attorneys general SUE Meta over “highly addictive” social media platforms they say harm young people
In a rare bipartisan push, Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 42 states have sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, accusing the company of designing social media platforms that are deliberately addictive for young people and damaging to their mental health. Of these 42 attorneys general, 33 filed a combined lawsuit in a federal court in northern California. […]
10/13/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Social media use linked to TEENAGE DEPRESSION, warn mental health experts
For many teenagers, spending several hours on their phones scrolling through social media is considered normal, even boring at times. But health experts are worried, especially because of the growing link between frequent social media use, teenage depression and mental health. Scientists are starting to uncover alarming connections between social media use and depression. According […]
05/25/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Obesity Industrial Complex pushes junk food on children so they grow up to become pharmaceutical junkies
People might be living longer today on average than they did centuries ago, but does a longer life mean a healthier life? The answer to that question is a resounding no, and the reason has to do with the machinations of the Obesity Industrial Complex. In a recent episode of “Breaking Points,” journalist James Li presented […]
04/18/2023
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By Zoey Sky
CDC: Prescriptions for Adderall and other stimulant drugs SPIKED during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a report linking the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to an unusual spike in prescriptions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs, especially among young women. The spike is part of a growing trend in the use of these prescribed stimulants. In 2022, more than 45 million prescriptions for Adderall […]
03/28/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Data shows fentanyl addiction is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18 to 49
Experts have warned that fentanyl is now the number one cause of overdose deaths in the United States, surpassing heroin by a shocking margin. Data shows that 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred from May 2019 to May 2020, the largest number of drug overdoses for a 12-month interval ever recorded in the country. Fentanyl is a strong synthetic […]
10/19/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
More children are now suffering from eye disease that commonly affects older adults
More and more children, sometimes as young as six, are suffering from an eye condition that usually only affects older adults. Dry eye disease or dry eye syndrome, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, occurs when the tear ducts are unable to provide adequate liquid or lubrication for the eyes. This condition commonly affects people between […]
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