WISCONSIN — Doctors across the country, and here in Wisconsin, have been weighing in this week on a call by the U.S. Surgeon General to add cigarette-style danger warnings to social media apps and websites.

"I would support any action that would highlight any risk," said Dr. Munther Barakat, the director of behavioral health at Aurora Health Care. "When research starts to show us signs or evidence that there is a negative impact of social media use or whatever, there should be a movement to let individuals know the risks that are involved with overconsumption."

While Barakat said too much social media use can be harmful or destructive to one's mental and emotional health, when used for smaller time periods in the right ways, it can be beneficial.

"There are a lot of positives that can come out of [social media use]," Barakat said. "That's why we can't just have a blanket statement that, 'This is too dangerous; let's restrict the use of it.'"

Watch the full interview above.