They describe their findings in great detail, and also the algorithms they used, to determine that approximately 47% of adults in the U.S. suffer from an addiction disorder. The methods used were tedious and the results were mind-boggling, yet reasonable, considering the inclusion of many process addictions. Much of the statistical data on prevalence pertains only to substance abuse, which makes the Sussman et al. study particularly interesting to me. An added bonus is the detailed overview of the addictions, substance and process, and the resulting consequences for many suffering addicts, families and communities. The eleven addictions studied were “tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, eating, gambling, Internet, love, sex, exercise, work, and shopping”. (“Abstract” para. 1) The overview contained an explanation of process addictions that was more thorough and informative than any I have seen in all of my research. The authors made an excellent case for including process addictions in their study, and by doing so greatly increased the level of significance of addictive disorders in the
They describe their findings in great detail, and also the algorithms they used, to determine that approximately 47% of adults in the U.S. suffer from an addiction disorder. The methods used were tedious and the results were mind-boggling, yet reasonable, considering the inclusion of many process addictions. Much of the statistical data on prevalence pertains only to substance abuse, which makes the Sussman et al. study particularly interesting to me. An added bonus is the detailed overview of the addictions, substance and process, and the resulting consequences for many suffering addicts, families and communities. The eleven addictions studied were “tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, eating, gambling, Internet, love, sex, exercise, work, and shopping”. (“Abstract” para. 1) The overview contained an explanation of process addictions that was more thorough and informative than any I have seen in all of my research. The authors made an excellent case for including process addictions in their study, and by doing so greatly increased the level of significance of addictive disorders in the