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Discussion on: Are Anti App Addiction Policies/Laws the next big discussion in tech?

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Scot McSweeney-Roberts

drug addiction and substance abuse laws wouldn't be such a big deal.

Laws that have consistently done little other than making the world as a whole worse.

At least when it comes to adults, I don't think the government should get involved all that much. If you lose your job because you were playing too much World of Warcrack then that's your problem, not everyone else's.

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Sarthak Sharma

If number of addicts increases, it can effect economy also. Unproductivite citizens can become a problem for others too.

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Scot McSweeney-Roberts

Neither of which equal the damage caused to society by anti-drug laws, with the inevitable rise of violent crime and corruption that always arises. And I don't think removing personal responsibility for ones choices and actions is particularly good for society either.

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HeidyD • Edited

Totally agree, we will not have with whom to work and at the same time, we will be focused on the addicted people in order to help them somehow. I know what means to live with a person who is addicted. My ex was drug-addicted and I think that it was the worst period of my life. I noticed his addiction only after 4 or 5 months. As soon that I find out about this I tried to help him but the only thing that I was able to do was to find the right rehab center for body and mind care would help him. As I know till today he is helping the specialists from there and serve as an example to the others.