# Risky decisions: Excessive social media use is comparable to drug addiction

**URL:** <https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/risky-decisions-excessive-social-media-use-is-comparable-to-drug-addiction/1552>\
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**Created:** [January 10, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/risky-decisions-excessive-social-media-use-is-comparable-to-drug-addiction/1552 "2019-01-10T14:28:19Z")\
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> **[Risky decisions: Excessive social media use is comparable to drug addiction](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190110082649.htm)**
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> Bad decision-making is a trait oftentimes associated with drug addicts and pathological gamblers, but what about people who excessively use social media? New research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making,...

  
Bad decision-making is a trait oftentimes associated with drug addicts and pathological gamblers, but what about people who excessively use social media? New research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making, which is commonly deficient in substance addiction.