An Addiction structure is the same as the Shifting the Burden structure though with the annoying aspect that one becomes addicted to the side effect ensuring that Fundamental Solution won't get implemented and the Symptomatic Solution will be applied repeatedly, and likely with greater frequency.

Video * Context

LinkedIn, YouTube

Systemswiki AIAC Archetype Addiction

COM-B model of behaviour change from Michie 2011 Implementation Science article Structure agency IM-1163 added for social context. Integration with other behaviour frameworks WIP. See also nested representation  Attempt at combining simulations WIP is at IM-35784

Behavior Change Methods Addiction Suicide Emotion COM-B

WIP notes on Stress and Abuse, based on integrating cycles of alienation, emotional regulation in brain development, addiction, and violence/abuse, inspired by harry burns keynote video on Glasgow alienation due to housing estates. Peggy Thoits 2010 Stress and Health article added

Health Care Control PCT Addiction Inequality Resilience Prevention Behavior Social Governance Decision Making Ability Emotion Stress Justice

The following is a cross between the Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey model from the Insight Maker manual  (https://insightmaker.com/node/3801) where the Moose represent problem symptoms, the Wolves represent temporary solution, and the addiction loop from Gene Bellinger's Addiction Archetype (https://insightmaker.com/insight/25461/Addiction-Archetype) is added.

Addiction Archetype

This models the progressive decline of the ability for self-reliance and the growing dependence on outside help. ​Z508 p39-42 System Zoo 3 by Hartmut Bossel. Strong outside help causes a collapse of self-help capacity. Weak outside help produces a stable combination of wellbeing and self-help capacity.

Health Care System Zoo Self Behavior Addiction

COM-B model of behaviour change from Michie 2011 Implementation Science article Structure agency IM-1163 added for social context. Integration with other behaviour frameworks WIP initial now focussed on nested representation. Attempt at combining simulations WIP is at IM-35784

Behavior Change Methods Addiction Suicide Emotion COM-B Multiscale

WIP combining theories of substance use disorders including addiction and dependence using a framework modified from birckmeyer 2004 article PMID

Behavior Addiction Alcohol Tobacco Drug COM-B Decision Making Stress Resilience

City Growth Addiction Example Archetype Sdf

How do drugs affect us on individual and popular levels? Let's take a look at drug addiction as a system and pick it apart based on its biological, financial, mental, and communal effects.

Addiction Drugs Medicine Health Systems

Archetype Addiction City Growth Development City Example

WIP based on 2016 article The Dynamics of Addiction: Craving versus Self-Control. See also insight with additional nicotine addiction dynamics IM added

Health Care Mental Health Addiction Behavior Control Resilience

Out of Control is one of the four generic archetypes developed by Eric Wolstenholme and maps to the Fixes that Fail, Accidental Adversaries, Shifting the Burden and Addiction Systems Archetypes.

Insomnia Addiction

Recovery Drug Addiction Delay

Addition of two extra articles on specific nicotine  dependence (addiction and habituation) with conceptual maps to initial version

Health Care Mental Health Dependence Addiction Behavior Control Resilience Tobacco Smoking Nicotine

Several scientific studies have shown that a regime of regular exercise can help drug addicts in fighting their addiction. This simple CLD tries to illustrate  the positive social and physical dynamic that sports activity can generate that may be beneficial in this process. There are also other positive effects of physical exercise that I have not shown. Sports activity  can help increase dopamine levels, which may improve the mood of those fighting drug addiction and  prompt them to stick to their regime of exercises.  

Health Sport Drugs Addiction

COM-B model of behaviour change from Michie 2011 Implementation Science article Structure agency IM-1163 added for social context. Integration with other behaviour frameworks WIP. See also nested representation  Attempt at combining simulations WIP is at IM-35784

Behavior Change Methods Addiction Suicide Emotion COM-B

WIP based on Koob and Levy

Addiction Stress Behavior PCT

CISC 614-90 Computer Simulation 

Y. R Hettiarachchie

Video Game Addiction Research

WIP Summary of Levin Roberts and Hirsch 1975 book subtitled A Computer-Aided Search for Heroin Policy using System Dynamics

Health Care Drug Policy Opioid Addiction Medicines

An Addiction structure is the same as the Shifting the Burden structure though with the annoying aspect that one becomes addicted to the side effect ensuring that Fundamental Solution won't get implemented and the Symptomatic Solution will be applied repeatedly, and likely with greater frequency. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Systems Thinking World Kumu e-Learning Environment.

STW KeLE Archetype Addiction

Addiction Systems Archetype Stock & Flow Diagram.

Systems Archetype Addiction

Archetype Addiction City Growth Development City Example

Addiction Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.

Systems Archetype Addiction

Recovery Drug Addiction Delay