Dr. Todd Carran 3 of 6 Lectures: The Psychology of Addiction

The prevalence of addiction… To start out I want to talk about the concept of susceptibility. In fact, most people will not develop the disease of addiction within their lifetime. Only about 13-14% of people will develop the disease of addiction. By contrast, that means 86-87% of people will never get this disease. It’s not a matter of exposure. The susceptibility is about the other factors.