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In today’s world, the intensive use of technology is often a practical requirement. For teenagers, it’s also much more like earlier enthusiasms for radio, movies, and television than drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Describing it otherwise can lead to exaggerated fears, unnecessary policies, and frivolous lawsuits.
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Atkinson, R.D., Moschella, D. (2024). Myth 8: Digital Technology is Dangerously “Addictive”. In: Technology Fears and Scapegoats. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52349-6_9
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