alt Hacker News5% of all deaths worldwide can be attributed to alcohol.
Phone addiction is not identical. In some aspects its similar but in most others not.
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philipallstar • yesterday at 1:22 PM
Well, in terms of driving, talking on a hands free phone might be worse for your driving than being over the limit[0]. And that's from pure addiction and distraction; there are no exogenous chemicals physically altering you.
> national safety organizations estimate that cell phone use is a factor in approximately 23% of all car accidents, contributing to millions of crashes nationwide
U.S. Government info: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving