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    Mar 18, 2022 2 minutes

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    May 2007

    “What do these four ‘public health’ problems—smoking, playing violent video games, overeating, and gambling—have in common? They’re all things that some people enjoy and other people condemn, attributing to them various bad effects. Sometimes these effects are medical, but they may also be psychological, behavioral, social, or financial. Calling the habits that supposedly lead to these consequences ‘public health’ problems, ‘epidemics’ that need

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