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acessoproibidotoday at 7:31 AM1 replyview on HN

5% of all deaths worldwide can be attributed to alcohol.

Phone addiction is not identical. In some aspects its similar but in most others not.


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philipallstartoday at 1:22 PM

Well, in terms of driving, talking on a hands free phone might be worse for your driving than being over the limit[0]. And that's from pure addiction and distraction; there are no exogenous chemicals physically altering you.

[0] https://www.trl.co.uk/uploads/trl/documents/TRL547.pdf