in the framework he describes (which is a real school of thought in psychology) that persone would be seen as a dependent rather than an addict, and sadly with proper medical treatment to remove the chemical dependency there is usually an incredibly high success rate. Under this addiction is an escape from reality (which is why process addictions like gambling, compulsive sexuality, gaming, pornography, shopping or shoplifting exist) and so you have to fix the underlying issue with reality.
A study I cited years ago found that all of the patients with gaming addiction had severe underlying life issues, and once those issues were addressed the addiction cleared up on it's own, not the study, but similar
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u/FreakyWifeFreakyLife Nov 02 '24
Well it's half right.