A Framework for the Specificity of Addictions

Research over the last two decades suggests that a wide range of substance and behavioral addictions may serve similar functions. Yet, co-occurrence of addictions has only been reported among a minority of addicts. “Addiction specificity” pertains to a phenomenon in which one pattern of addictive be...

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Main Authors: Myriam Forster, Susan L. Ames, Marilyn Freimuth, Steve Sussman, Adam Leventhal, Ricky N. Bluthenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/8/8/3399/