New study suggests that more research is needed to understand the nuanced ways that social media affects the mental health of adolescents.
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New study suggests that more research is needed to understand the nuanced ways that social media affects the mental health of adolescents.
Mandatory Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Science of social media’s effect on mental health isn’t as clear cut as a warning label might suggest

When US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy pushed last week for a tobacco-style warning on social media, he called the mental health crisis in young people an emergency that demanded action without waiting for “perfect information.”