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Ex-surgeon general says "addictive" social media needs to be regulated "similar to cigarettes"
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10:01Now PlayingJerome Adams, who served as surgeon general in the first Trump administration, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he's "happy that we're having a conversation" about the social media addiction, saying that the U.S. needs to "similar to cigarettes, point out the fact that these substances, meaning social media platforms, are incredibly addictive."
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