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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Autores principales: Sussman, Steve, Leventhal, Adam, Bluthenthal, Ricky N., Freimuth, Marilyn, Forster, Myriam, Ames, Susan L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3166750/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21909314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8083399
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Leventhal, Adam
Bluthenthal, Ricky N.
Freimuth, Marilyn
Forster, Myriam
Ames, Susan L.
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description 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 behaviors may be acquired whereas another is not. This paper presents the PACE model as a framework which might help explain addiction specificity. Pragmatics, attraction, communication, and expectation (PACE) variables are described, which may help give some direction to future research needs in this arena.
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spelling pubmed-31667502011-09-09 A Framework for the Specificity of Addictions Sussman, Steve Leventhal, Adam Bluthenthal, Ricky N. Freimuth, Marilyn Forster, Myriam Ames, Susan L. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article 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 behaviors may be acquired whereas another is not. This paper presents the PACE model as a framework which might help explain addiction specificity. Pragmatics, attraction, communication, and expectation (PACE) variables are described, which may help give some direction to future research needs in this arena. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2011-08 2011-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3166750/ /pubmed/21909314 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8083399 Text en © 2011 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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