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# ![Addiction Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:addiction.png) Addiction

Breaking: A new bill is being proposed to help with addiction recovery, while a new study has found a brain circuit that traps alcohol users in addiction. Also, a former executive director of a faith-based addiction organization pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse material possession.

### About Addiction
Addiction is a complex issue involving substance use disorders and behavioral addictions, discussed across various social platforms.  

### Insights [#](/topic/addiction/insights)
- addiction sentiment is up XX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/addiction/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:addiction/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/addiction/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXXX +2.10%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +8.10%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +27%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2024-12-10  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-09-22  

| Social Network | Reddit  | TikTok     | YouTube    | X         | News   |
| -------------- | ------  | ------     | -------    | -         | ----   |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXXX [#](/topic/addiction/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:addiction/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/addiction/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX +30%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +71%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-07-25  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2024-11-06  

| Social Network | Reddit | TikTok | YouTube | X     | News |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | -     | ---- |
| Mentions       | XXX    | XXXXX  | XXXXX   | XXXXX | XX   |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/addiction/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:addiction/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/addiction/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Addiction in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX +16%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +50%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-07-25  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2024-11-06  

The most influential creators that mention Addiction in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                        | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                        | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@gtaaddiction](/creator/youtube/gtaaddiction)                 | X    | XXXXXXX    | XX    | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@jubilee](/creator/youtube/jubilee)                           | X    | XXXXXXXXXX | X     | XXXXXXXXX   |
| [@rawithk](/creator/tiktok/rawithk)                            | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@nealbfree](/creator/youtube/nealbfree)                       | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@phenobars](/creator/youtube/phenobars)                       | X    | XXXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@freakbugger1965](/creator/tiktok/freakbugger1965)            | X    | XXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@yashmita_diaries](/creator/youtube/yashmita_diaries)         | X    | XXXXXX     | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@Soniasketchex](/creator/twitter/Soniasketchex)               | X    | XXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@thatsdax](/creator/youtube/thatsdax)                         | X    | XXXXXXXXX  | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@engineeringaddiction](/creator/youtube/engineeringaddiction) | XX   | XXXXXXX    | XX    | XXXXXXX     |

[View More](/list/creators/addiction/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/addiction/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:addiction/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/addiction/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +10%  
**1 Month**: XX% +3%  
**6 Months**: XX% +4%  
**1 Year**: XX% +20%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2025-01-02  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-02-11  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Recovery and Sobriety:** (35%) Posts celebrating sobriety milestones, sharing stories of overcoming addiction, and offering support to those struggling.
- **Advocacy and Awareness:** (25%) Posts raising awareness about addiction, mental health, and related issues, often sharing resources and promoting support networks.
- **Personal Stories of Resilience:** (20%) Individuals sharing their personal journeys of overcoming addiction, offering hope and inspiration to others.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Criticism of Policies and Approaches:** (15%)  Posts criticizing government policies, treatment approaches, and societal attitudes towards addiction.
- **Concerns about Social Media and Addiction:** (5%)  Posts highlighting the negative impacts of social media and technology on mental health and addiction.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive  | %   | Neutral    | %   | Negative  | %   |
| ------- | --------  | -   | -------    | -   | --------  | -   |
| Reddit  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | X%  |
| YouTube | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% |
| X       | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| News    | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX      | X%  | XXXXXX    | X%  |
|         |           |     |            |     |           |     |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about Addiction in the last XX hours

[Coca-Cola Co (KO)](/topic/$ko)
[Dave Inc. Class A Common Stock (DAVE)](/topic/$dave)
[Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot)
[Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)](/topic/$sbux)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
[Netflix Inc (NFLX)](/topic/$nflx)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Addiction in the last XX hours

[youtube](/topic/youtube), [money](/topic/money), [stocks](/topic/stocks), [mental health](/topic/mental-health), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [united states](/topic/united-states), [has been](/topic/has-been), [story of](/topic/story-of), [stocks consumer defensive](/topic/stocks-consumer-defensive), [mindset](/topic/mindset), [$ko](/topic/$ko), [instagram](/topic/instagram), [behind the](/topic/behind-the), [all the](/topic/all-the), [habits](/topic/habits), [chaos](/topic/chaos), [life of](/topic/life-of), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [generated](/topic/generated), [discord](/topic/discord), [addicted to](/topic/addicted-to), [meth](/topic/meth), [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump), [sober](/topic/sober), [debt](/topic/debt), [betting](/topic/betting), [facebook](/topic/facebook), [topics](/topic/topics), [over the](/topic/over-the), [pokemon](/topic/pokemon), [meta](/topic/meta), [drugs](/topic/drugs), [away from](/topic/away-from), [intro](/topic/intro), [stocks consumer cyclical](/topic/stocks-consumer-cyclical), [let me](/topic/let-me), [instead of](/topic/instead-of), [long term](/topic/long-term), [parenting](/topic/parenting), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [unboxing](/topic/unboxing), [lack of](/topic/lack-of), [roblox](/topic/roblox), [india](/topic/india), [luxury](/topic/luxury), [make a](/topic/make-a), [the only](/topic/the-only), [why is](/topic/why-is), [budgeting](/topic/budgeting), [fame](/topic/fame), [$dave](/topic/$dave), [up the](/topic/up-the), [epidemic](/topic/epidemic), [age of](/topic/age-of), [people with](/topic/people-with), [unlock](/topic/unlock), [build a](/topic/build-a), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [stuck in](/topic/stuck-in), [grand theft auto](/topic/grand-theft-auto), [deeper](/topic/deeper), [heal](/topic/heal), [china](/topic/china), [lives of](/topic/lives-of), [college football](/topic/college-football), [cant stop](/topic/cant-stop), [chains](/topic/chains), [jordan](/topic/jordan), [sits](/topic/sits), [saving](/topic/saving), [patreon](/topic/patreon), [$spot](/topic/$spot), [im a](/topic/im-a), [a very](/topic/a-very), [twitch](/topic/twitch), [investment](/topic/investment), [bass](/topic/bass), [demons](/topic/demons), [directed](/topic/directed), [clarity](/topic/clarity), [rescue](/topic/rescue), [halloween](/topic/halloween), [rates](/topic/rates), [bible](/topic/bible), [brainrot](/topic/brainrot), [a second](/topic/a-second), [where are](/topic/where-are), [believe in](/topic/believe-in), [london](/topic/london), [pov you](/topic/pov-you), [remix](/topic/remix), [withdrawal](/topic/withdrawal), [insurance](/topic/insurance), [pakistan](/topic/pakistan), [boring](/topic/boring), [harm](/topic/harm), [aur](/topic/aur), [canada](/topic/canada), [jelly roll](/topic/jelly-roll), [generational](/topic/generational)

### Top News [#](/topic/addiction/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"Addiction treatment center nears construction in Arlington - Puget Sound Business Journal"  
[News Link](https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/10/16/holman-recovery-center-arlington-airport.html) [@bizjournals](/creator/x/bizjournals) 2025-10-17T15:45Z 208.1M followers, XXX engagements


"S.F. man cant escape his drug addiction even after X heart infections"  
[News Link](https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/endocarditis-drug-use/) [@sfchronicle](/creator/x/sfchronicle) 2025-10-16T15:40Z 312K followers, 4940 engagements


"Sports betting addiction on the rise with teens according to kids"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2025/10/16/lifestyle/sports-betting-addiction-on-the-rise-with-teens-according-to-kids/) [@nypost](/creator/x/nypost) 2025-10-16T15:30Z 208.1M followers, 3514 engagements


"Former Arkansas Governor: What Arkansas Got Right About Addiction Opinion - Newsweek"  
[News Link](https://www.newsweek.com/former-arkansas-governor-what-arkansas-got-right-about-addiction-opinion-10886346) [@Newsweek](/creator/x/Newsweek) 2025-10-16T12:21Z 208.1M followers, XXX engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/addiction/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"WASR that started my AK addiction XX years ago"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1nvidnq) [@scribzilla_](/creator/reddit/scribzilla_) 2025-10-18T01:07Z X followers, 1001 engagements


"pcrowNat20 inspired by DnD and Erics gambling addiction"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/ikwzc4) [@stardust667](/creator/reddit/stardust667) 2025-10-18T00:57Z X followers, XXX engagements


"'It's scary to think I could have died': How Americans are coming back from fentanyl addiction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BBCWorld/status/1979334078575906964) [@BBCWorld](/creator/x/BBCWorld) 2025-10-17T23:49Z 42.1M followers, 99.3K engagements


"I Think I Have An Addiction Chat. 🥲 #shorts #kyrieirving"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JAV9bJ_9vb4) [@kingceddytv](/creator/youtube/kingceddytv) 2025-10-17T23:00Z XXX followers, 10.8K engagements