A former health minister has said that “addictive” social media contributed to his stroke, as he warned that websites such as Twitter and Facebook could have a “distorting” effect. Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem MP, suffered a minor stroke in March that was at the time attributed to his high workload. He told The Daily Telegraph that his overuse of technology and social media was one of the causes. “I have addictive tendencies,” he said. “I use social media late at night, sometimes lying in bed. It’s the first thing I look at in the morning. Twitter is very addictive.” Mr Lamb, 61, the MP for North Norfolk and chairman of the Commons science and technology committee that is conducting an inquiry into the effects of social media on young people, served as health minister until 2015. He said technology had increased the “pressure” on MPs, who received “instant feedback” and a “stream of tweets” after public appearances. “You get constituency case work via Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, tex...
