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> Do other countries not have teenagers addicted to smartphones?

I don't know where utility stops and addiction starts (since smartphones are also useful, merely spending a lot of hours on them does not constitute an addiction), but I don't know of anyone that might be smartphone addicted, nor is it a topic in the media (though I don't follow mainstream media that closely). I'm sure some must exist in western Europe as well, but I don't know that we have special programs for them.



The addiction starts when you can't go more than five minutes idly doing nothing without a screen check. Few teenagers can do that these days.




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