addiction
Let an agent explain addiction in general terms as a health condition, relay evidence-based treatment and support information from health authorities and helplines, present debates about definition and policy with attribution, and route personal or crisis situations to appropriate services first.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain addiction in general terms as a health condition, relay evidence-based treatment and support information from health authorities and helplines, present debates about definition and policy with attribution, and route personal or crisis situations to appropriate services first.
A chronic condition in which a person compulsively uses a substance or engages in a behaviour despite harmful consequences, with loss of control, craving and often tolerance and withdrawal; recognised in medical classifications as substance use disorders and behavioural addictions such as gambling, and treated through medical, psychological and social support.
What it is for: Not applicable; a health condition.
It can be explain the condition and its features; relay treatment and support options from authorities; relay helplines and services by region; present policy and definition debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Compulsion and loss of control
Continued use despite harm
Substance and behavioural forms
Treatable with evidence-based care
What it looks like
Not visible as an object; a pattern of behaviour and its consequences.
Physical character
people with substance use disorders: tens of millions people worldwide - UN and WHO estimates
How it is recognised
Compulsive use despite harm
Loss of control and craving
Physical dependence alone and heavy use without harm are distinguished in classifications
Related models
is a kind of - a medical condition
is classified as - in ICD and DSM
is treated by - the specialty
is related to - a public health approach
In practice
Families and kinds
alcohol use disorder
nicotine dependence
opioid and other drug use disorders
behavioural addictions such as gambling and gaming
caffeine dependence as a milder pattern
polysubstance use
Identifiers
ICD-11 6C40-6C4Z disorders due to substance use
DSM-5 substance use disorders graded mild to severe
Standards and regulation
WHO and national clinical guidelines on treatment
Drug control laws, which vary by country
Health data confidentiality rules
Advertising and sales rules for alcohol, tobacco and gambling
Failure modes and hazards
Overdose and death
Stigma delaying help
Relapse without support
Agents giving personal medical advice or moralising
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.addiction
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What addiction is.
General information.
Definition
Definition and features.
Definition
Definition.
- What defines addiction in current classifications, and what are its features? definition
- Is the user in crisis or at risk of overdose, which must be routed to emergency services now? boundary
Causes
Causes and risk.
Causes
Causes.
- What do research and health bodies say about causes and risk factors, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation free of moralising? boundary
Help Treatment and support.
Support first.
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What evidence-based treatments do guidelines describe, in general terms? provenance
- Is the presentation free of personal treatment advice? boundary
Services
Helplines and services.
Services
Services.
- Which helplines and services exist in the region, and how are they reached? action
- Which entry fits a specific service? action
Society Policy and debate.
Attribution.
Policy
Drug and health policy.
Policy
Policy.
- What policy approaches exist, from criminalisation to harm reduction, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Debate
Definition debates.
Debate
Debate.
- What debates exist about the disease model and behavioural addictions, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific behavioural addiction? action
Study Research and teaching.
Study.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What research exists on neurobiology, epidemiology and treatment outcomes, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching and language.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is addiction taught, and what language do health bodies recommend to reduce stigma? provenance
- Is the language used non-stigmatising? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each substance disorder be a separate entry?
- How should helplines be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases mixing disorders and behaviours; should they be split off?