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A TikTok Habit Is Hard to Break

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Katie Mogg

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New York Times

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Jan 17, 2025

Co-director of the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders Dr. Michael Tsappis chimes about risk factors for overindulgence in the use of social media.

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