Definition of Substance and Non-substance Addiction
Abstract
Substance addiction (or drug addiction) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a recurring desire to continue taking the drug despite harmful consequences. Non-substance addiction (or behavioral addiction) covers pathological gambling, food addiction, internet addiction, and mobile phone addiction. Their definition is similar to drug addiction but they differ from each other in specific domains. This review aims to provide a brief overview of past and current definitions of substance and non-substance addiction, and also touches on the topic of diagnosing drug addiction and non-drug addiction, ultimately aiming to further the understanding of the key concepts needed for a foundation to study the biological and psychological underpinnings of addiction disorders.
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In uncontrolled settings, there is a potential for behavioral dependence, where dopamine release would not be triggered by the drug itself but by an external factor.
“At most, in uncontrolled settings, there is a potential for behavioral dependence, where dopamine release would not be triggered by the drug itself but by an external factor (i.e., the state of mind or the gesture of assumption). 46”
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- Authors
- Zou, Z., Wang, H., d’Oleire Uquillas, F., Wang, X., Ding, J., & Chen, H.
- Affiliations
- Southwest University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zou, Zhiling
- Venue
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 1010
- Pages
- 21-41
- ISSN
- 0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
- 2214-8019
- OpenAlex
- W2765917965
- Cited by
- 252
- References
- 80
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 47.58
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- substance addiction, behavioral addiction, drug addiction, gambling addiction, food addiction, internet addiction, mobile phone addiction, addiction diagnosis, neuropsychiatric disorders
- MeSH terms
- Food Addiction, Cell Phone Use, Attitude to Computers, Brain, Gambling, Humans, Terminology as Topic, Behavior, Addictive, Substance-Related Disorders, Internet, Drug Users
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