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Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it’s harmless. Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused. – Letitia James	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We have to hold Big Tech companies accountable for pushing addictive platforms on our kids and exposing them to a world of inappropriate, damaging content, these actions are a long time coming. We have watched over the past decade as one social media company after another has exploited our kids for profit and escaped government oversight. – Sarah Huckabee Sanders	Found on CNN 1 year ago
While most social media apps tend to be addictive, none is more so than Avid TikTok, every day, users spend an average of an hour and a half on TikTok, which is nearly double the average time spent on Facebook or Instagram. – Saif Shahin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As we wait for our next helping of ‘Succession,’ apparently coming in spring 2023, ‘The Bear’ provided us with a similarly addictive dose of vividly memorable characters, family drama and eye-popping surprises, albeit on the opposite end of the class spectrum, but is it a comedy or a drama? – Jeff Yang	Found on CNN 1 year ago
what society dictates, we consume, cattle gathering around learning devices called television, mouths opening wider while addictive morsels of consumerism are violently jammed into us and we lose more bits and pieces of our collective identity daily. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
I've never done anything to my face, and I would like to try to not to. Never say never, the thing that I do care about and I do feel is still relevant to my life is the face. I know myself. I'm a highly addictive person. I do one injection, [and] I'm going to look like Jocelyn Wildenstein by Friday. – Drew Barrymore	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I really admire Queen Elizabeth, we can all learn lessons from her, and she is such a vibrant lady with a zest for life that really is addictive. But, you know, despite all the films and success, this was a ‘moment,’ as they say, and thankfully all went well. But when you look at who she has met across the decades you do think, ‘Why did they ask me?’. – Tom Cruise	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
[People should] not use a bottle that appears to have been tampered with, typically, the medications of concern are those that have addictive properties such as opioids and benzodiazepines. – William Goldman	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
[The FDA] adheres to strict tracking guidelines that would make it difficult for counterfeit drugs to show up in pharmacies, regardless of that fact, anybody who is prescribed a narcotic should be aware of the high addictive potential of these medications. – Thomas Britton	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
More than 500,000 Americans have died since the FDA first approved Oxycontin in 1995, furthermore, Dr. Califf has indicated he plans to keep Dr. Janet Woodcock, who has led the FDA and directly overseen the approval of numerous highly addictive drugs to market, as part of FDA leadership. – Joe Manchin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
These are drugs that are highly addictive, and through this trial, the jury was able to assess those national measures that have been put in place by these pharmaceutical chains and shout out from the rooftops: ‘Inadequate.’. – Attorney Mark Lanier	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The Judgment holding Johnson Johnson accountable for Oklahoma Supreme Court justices deceptive actions was a huge victory for Oklahoma citizens and Oklahoma Supreme Court justices families who have been ravaged by opioids, our staff will be exploring options. We are still pursuing our other pending claims against opioid distributors who have flooded our communities with these highly addictive drugs for decades. Oklahomans deserve nothing less. – Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They too faced a choice. They chose to lie under oath, deny that nicotine is addictive, that didn't turn out too well for them. – Ro Khanna	Found on CNN 2 years ago
While today's action permits the tobacco products to be sold in the U.S., it does not mean these products are safe or' FDA approved.' All tobacco products are harmful and addictive and those who do not use tobacco products should not start. – The FDA	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, we can verifiably show that human connections stimulate dopamine release, which is how they are reinforcing, and anything that stimulates dopamine in the brain's reward pathway has the potential to be addictive. – Anna Lembke	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When I see a breaking celebrity-related story that is equal parts shocking, fun and addictive, I know it's TMZ, whether via broadcast or digital, TMZ has brought its brand-defining energy and sense of urgency to fans across the planet. – Fox Entertainment	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It is pretty addictive. – Anushka Sachan	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I always tell people this is the most insidious addictive molecule known to man because it doesn't just overdose you. – Panagis Galiatsatos	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I wasn't doing things that I thought was addictive. But I would do those three together. That was my cocktail. – Pinkett Smith	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
These drugs are much more profitable for criminal organizations, there’s a high addictive capacity for consumers... and they easily lend themselves to illegal trafficking. – Luis Cresencio Sandoval	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Sheriff Penzone said. The vaping cartridges sell for about $ 50. Theyre not only sold on the black marketbut on social media, too. Detectives were able to track down a dealer near Phoenix who started trying to peddle cartridges on his social media accounts, police said. Vaping cartridges found at an illegal operation to the east of Phoenix. ( Stephanie Bennett/Fox Bennett/Fox News) So 25 gallons of crude and we recovered about 10,000 cartridges total off of that one guyWe located him through advertising to his various clients through social media.he had his own warehouse where he had a large lab set up there, Detective Matthew Shay said. Detectives said making the crude oil is dangerous. Marijuana leaves are washed with harmful chemicals like propane or butane, which extracts the highinducingTHC. Its then mixed with ethanol and distilled several times to make it more translucent, ready for vaping. Marijuana crude oil gets clearer as it's distilled, ready for vaping. ( Stephanie Bennett/Fox Bennett/Fox News) So In 2017, we had seized 16 pounds of crude oil, that number doubled in 2018. Last year, it was over 230, said Sheriff Penzone. As western states started legalizing marijuana, cartels switched production to this stronger, more addictive crude oil marijuanato keep business going. The growth of that industry has been incredible. – Sheriff Penzone	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
San Francisco-based Juul is all the things about Marlboro that are addictive, then they take away the bad smell and add some flavors. It's a much more pleasant experience. – James Pankow	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
As smart as our students are, they dont understand the long-term ramifications of vaping and the amount of addictive chemicals they are dealing with. Its our role to product our students today and in the future. – Superintendent John Allison	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I support the legislation authored by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton to suspend the sale of e-cigarettes in San Francisco until the Food and Drug Administration concludes a review of the impacts of vaping on public health, there is so much San Francisco children don't know about the health impacts of these products, but San Francisco children do know that e-cigarette companies are targeting San Francisco children kids in their advertising and getting them hooked on addictive nicotine products. San Francisco children need to take action to protect the health of San Francisco's youth and prevent the next generation of San Franciscans from becoming addicted to these products. – London Breed	Found on CNN 4 years ago

Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it’s harmless. Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused.

– Letitia James

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have to hold Big Tech companies accountable for pushing addictive platforms on our kids and exposing them to a world of inappropriate, damaging content, these actions are a long time coming. We have watched over the past decade as one social media company after another has exploited our kids for profit and escaped government oversight.

– Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While most social media apps tend to be addictive, none is more so than Avid TikTok, every day, users spend an average of an hour and a half on TikTok, which is nearly double the average time spent on Facebook or Instagram.

– Saif Shahin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As we wait for our next helping of ‘Succession,’ apparently coming in spring 2023, ‘The Bear’ provided us with a similarly addictive dose of vividly memorable characters, family drama and eye-popping surprises, albeit on the opposite end of the class spectrum, but is it a comedy or a drama?

– Jeff Yang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

what society dictates, we consume, cattle gathering around learning devices called television, mouths opening wider while addictive morsels of consumerism are violently jammed into us and we lose more bits and pieces of our collective identity daily.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

I've never done anything to my face, and I would like to try to not to. Never say never, the thing that I do care about and I do feel is still relevant to my life is the face. I know myself. I'm a highly addictive person. I do one injection, [and] I'm going to look like Jocelyn Wildenstein by Friday.

– Drew Barrymore

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I really admire Queen Elizabeth, we can all learn lessons from her, and she is such a vibrant lady with a zest for life that really is addictive. But, you know, despite all the films and success, this was a ‘moment,’ as they say, and thankfully all went well. But when you look at who she has met across the decades you do think, ‘Why did they ask me?’.

– Tom Cruise

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

[People should] not use a bottle that appears to have been tampered with, typically, the medications of concern are those that have addictive properties such as opioids and benzodiazepines.

– William Goldman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

[The FDA] adheres to strict tracking guidelines that would make it difficult for counterfeit drugs to show up in pharmacies, regardless of that fact, anybody who is prescribed a narcotic should be aware of the high addictive potential of these medications.

– Thomas Britton

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

More than 500,000 Americans have died since the FDA first approved Oxycontin in 1995, furthermore, Dr. Califf has indicated he plans to keep Dr. Janet Woodcock, who has led the FDA and directly overseen the approval of numerous highly addictive drugs to market, as part of FDA leadership.

– Joe Manchin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These are drugs that are highly addictive, and through this trial, the jury was able to assess those national measures that have been put in place by these pharmaceutical chains and shout out from the rooftops: ‘Inadequate.’.

– Attorney Mark Lanier

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Judgment holding Johnson Johnson accountable for Oklahoma Supreme Court justices deceptive actions was a huge victory for Oklahoma citizens and Oklahoma Supreme Court justices families who have been ravaged by opioids, our staff will be exploring options. We are still pursuing our other pending claims against opioid distributors who have flooded our communities with these highly addictive drugs for decades. Oklahomans deserve nothing less.

– Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They too faced a choice. They chose to lie under oath, deny that nicotine is addictive, that didn't turn out too well for them.

– Ro Khanna

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While today's action permits the tobacco products to be sold in the U.S., it does not mean these products are safe or' FDA approved.' All tobacco products are harmful and addictive and those who do not use tobacco products should not start.

– The FDA

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, we can verifiably show that human connections stimulate dopamine release, which is how they are reinforcing, and anything that stimulates dopamine in the brain's reward pathway has the potential to be addictive.

– Anna Lembke

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When I see a breaking celebrity-related story that is equal parts shocking, fun and addictive, I know it's TMZ, whether via broadcast or digital, TMZ has brought its brand-defining energy and sense of urgency to fans across the planet.

– Fox Entertainment

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It is pretty addictive.

– Anushka Sachan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I always tell people this is the most insidious addictive molecule known to man because it doesn't just overdose you.

– Panagis Galiatsatos

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I wasn't doing things that I thought was addictive. But I would do those three together. That was my cocktail.

– Pinkett Smith

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These drugs are much more profitable for criminal organizations, there’s a high addictive capacity for consumers... and they easily lend themselves to illegal trafficking.

– Luis Cresencio Sandoval

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Sheriff Penzone said. The vaping cartridges sell for about $ 50. Theyre not only sold on the black marketbut on social media, too. Detectives were able to track down a dealer near Phoenix who started trying to peddle cartridges on his social media accounts, police said. Vaping cartridges found at an illegal operation to the east of Phoenix. ( Stephanie Bennett/Fox Bennett/Fox News) So 25 gallons of crude and we recovered about 10,000 cartridges total off of that one guyWe located him through advertising to his various clients through social media.he had his own warehouse where he had a large lab set up there, Detective Matthew Shay said. Detectives said making the crude oil is dangerous. Marijuana leaves are washed with harmful chemicals like propane or butane, which extracts the highinducingTHC. Its then mixed with ethanol and distilled several times to make it more translucent, ready for vaping. Marijuana crude oil gets clearer as it's distilled, ready for vaping. ( Stephanie Bennett/Fox Bennett/Fox News) So In 2017, we had seized 16 pounds of crude oil, that number doubled in 2018. Last year, it was over 230, said Sheriff Penzone. As western states started legalizing marijuana, cartels switched production to this stronger, more addictive crude oil marijuanato keep business going. The growth of that industry has been incredible.

– Sheriff Penzone

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

San Francisco-based Juul is all the things about Marlboro that are addictive, then they take away the bad smell and add some flavors. It's a much more pleasant experience.

– James Pankow

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

As smart as our students are, they dont understand the long-term ramifications of vaping and the amount of addictive chemicals they are dealing with. Its our role to product our students today and in the future.

– Superintendent John Allison

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I support the legislation authored by City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Shamann Walton to suspend the sale of e-cigarettes in San Francisco until the Food and Drug Administration concludes a review of the impacts of vaping on public health, there is so much San Francisco children don't know about the health impacts of these products, but San Francisco children do know that e-cigarette companies are targeting San Francisco children kids in their advertising and getting them hooked on addictive nicotine products. San Francisco children need to take action to protect the health of San Francisco's youth and prevent the next generation of San Franciscans from becoming addicted to these products.

– London Breed

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

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