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Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

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349 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 17 Dec 24 23:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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vouaobrasil ◴[20 Dec 24 19:19 UTC] No.42474017[source]▶
I wonder if the new drug of choice is actually technology. In some ways I think that the addiction to technology has some similar mellowing effects as drugs. Some research indicates that smartphone addiction is also related to low self-esteem and avoidant attachment [1] and that smartphones can become an object of attachment [2]. The replacement of drugs by technology is not surprising as it significantly strengthens technological development especially as it is already well past the point of diminishing returns for improving every day life.

1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07475...

2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S07475...

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card_zero ◴[21 Dec 24 08:56 UTC] No.42478352[source]▶
This is a massively overstated, trendy, technically incorrect thing to say.
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nvarsj ◴[21 Dec 24 15:00 UTC] No.42480050[source]▶
Agreed. The original comment just made me think "good grief".

No, scrolling on a website is not the same as doing lines of coke in the club bathroom.

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1. 1986 ◴[21 Dec 24 15:18 UTC] No.42480136[source]▶
No, it's not, but there's a spectrum of drug experiences. Scrolling social media is more like sitting in a shitty motel by yourself on a meth binge, or being on the nod.