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Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also cha... by findyourexit on Thursday February 08, 2024 @09:09AM (#39302079)
ADHD is a pretty broad brush. While I’ve no doubt that some instances fuel a predisposition for addiction, I’ve seen exactly the opposite tendencies exhibited also.
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Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also cha... by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Thursday February 08, 2024 @09:19AM (#39302179)
I'm not saying there aren't people with ADHD who don't get addicted, but the statistics are unambiguous. Just google ADHD and addiction and you'll find plenty of studies.
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Re:My experiment in phonelessness was a failure. It also cha... by k__ on Thursday February 08, 2024 @09:59AM (#39302663)
21% of men with ADHD and 13% of women with ADHD

VS

9% of men without ADHD and 5% of women without ADHD

Fair enough, more than double. However, not the majority of the people with ADHD, so it could still be a ADHD-relates boredom problem and less a typical addiction issue. (Which doesn't make the results less dangerous, but the mechanisms that cause it different)

Sources:

https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/adhd/

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/addiction-statistics

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