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On the recordMay 22, 2024
It could. Every single addictive issue in front of us involves--whether it is an addiction like opioid addiction, an addiction like sugar addiction, an addiction like gambling, or your cell phones and the fact that our youth now spend 7 hours a day on their cell phones, on the internet and playing games and things, it is because this is designed to release dopamine in the brain. We understand it is the exact same mechanism, and it is up to us. People say to educate. Our government shouldn't be involved in this. Wait a minute, we are talking about regulating the industry for children with regard to apps, regulating the opioid industry because it is addictive, dealing with gambling because it is addictive. Why wouldn't we talk about a food addiction that leads to misery and huge economic costs?
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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