Table 5.

Unique themes nominated by people with lived experiences for specific addictions.

	Indicators	Themes	% Responses
Alcohol	Dependence	Not knowing when to stop	0.3%
	Physical signs	Hangovers	0.4%
		Impaired motor coordination	0.6%
		Passing out	0.3%
		Speech impairment	0.6%
Video Games	Patterns of use	Playing all night	0.5%
	Psychological harms	Unreality	1.9%
Cocaine	Physical signs	Nose issues	2.7%
Eating	Health harms	Diabetes	0.2%
		Digestive issues	0.1%
		High cholesterol	0.04%
	Patterns of use	Unhealthy eating habits	2.4%
		Eating without hunger	2.7%
	Psychological harms	Use as a reward	0.04%
Sex	Behavioral signs	Masturbation	0.8%
		Promiscuity and indiscriminate behavior	11.5%
	Interpersonal harms	Romantic problems and infidelity	5.0%
	Physical signs	Difficulty having sex	0.6%
		Erectile problems	0.5%
	Psychological harms	Lack of sexual pleasure	0.5%
		Pornography interferes with sex life	0.4%
Shopping	Patterns of use	Hoarding and clutter	6.8%
		Unnecessary purchases	14.7%
Tobacco	Dependence	Smoking despite dislike	0.2%
		Smoking in cold weather	0.9%
	Physical signs	Yellowing of fingers and nails	2.4%
Gambling	Patterns of use	Chasing losses	1.5%
		Re-betting winnings	0.7%
Cannabis	Psychological harms	Lack of motivation	2.2.%