Types of Addiction

Types of Addiction

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Types of Addiction; When we talk about types of addiction, we are talking about the type of substances that people use. It is examined in separate categories.

Addiction types include all addictions that cause addiction in general. Addiction is a brain disease and addiction is a treatable brain disease.

  • Technology Addiction
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Cocaine Addiction
  • Tobacco Addiction
  • Cigarette Addiction
  • Crack Addiction
  • Heroin Addiction
  • Ecstasy Addiction
  • Volatile Substance Addiction
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Methamphetamine Addiction
  • Co-dependency
  • Shopping Addiction
  • Substance Abuse in Children and Adolescents
  • Sex Addiction
  • Cannabis Addiction
  • Opiate Addiction
  • Relationship Dependency

Types of substance addiction according to the World Health Organization;

  • Opiate Type Addiction
  • Alcohol, Barbuturate, Benzodiazepine Type Addiction
  • Cannabis Type Addiction
  • Cocaine Type Addiction
  • Stimulant Type Addiction
  • Hallucinogen Type Addiction
  • Inhaled Solvent Type Addiction
  • Tobacco Type Addiction

In DSM-5, 10 different clusters of substances are defined:

  1. Alcohol
  2. Caffeine
  3. Cannabis (marijuana)
  4. Hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, phencyclidine, etc.)
  5. Volatiles (paint thinner, gasoline, gasoline, glue, etc.) 6) Opiates (morphine, heroin, codeine, methadone, etc.)
  6. Tranquilizers, sedatives and anxiety relievers (diazepam, chlorazepate, etc.)
  7. Stimulants (amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine, etc.)
  8. Tobacco
  9. Other unknown substances

Behavioral addictions are also listed below

  • Internet Addiction
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Shopping Addiction
  • Sex Addiction
  • Relationship Dependency
  • Eating Addiction

The types of addiction vary according to the substance used and the type of addiction. In general terms, addiction types vary according to the object to which the person is addicted. In the treatment of addiction types, the NPAMATEM center is examined in detail and a personalized treatment program is developed. With a personalized treatment program, the person is taken into a multidisciplinary treatment with a multidisciplinary approach.
As NPAMATEM, there are many methods we use in the treatment of our patients in our clinic.

These are

  1. Individual Psychotherapy
  2. Group Therapies for Addiction
  3. Interaction Group Therapies
  4. Medication Therapy
  5. Neuromodulation methods (Deep Brain Stimulation (Deep TMS) therapy
  6. Family trainings

If we evaluatethe types of addiction in a general framework, we can say that addiction types are separated within themselves. Therefore, the person should be evaluated and handled by a specialized team and a personalized treatment plan should be made.

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CreatorNP Istanbul Hospital Editorial Board
Updated At05 March 2024
Created At18 October 2021
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