The Four Types of Addiction in Korea: Realities, and Needs for Policy Responses

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The Korean society has classified these addictive behaviors as 'the four major addictions', raised the necessity for the government to deal with the problems of addiction such as its seriousness and harmful effects, and proposed the bill designed for prevention management and treatment of addictions along with alcohol, drugs, and gambling. In this regard, this paper aims to understand the current state of four categories of addiction (narcotics addiction, alcoholism, gambling addiction and internet addiction disorder, respectively), and to draw some policy measures against addiction problems in Korea. It duly concludes that National Action Plan (NAP) against wide-spreading addiction is urgently needed.

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