Addiction is not an individual moral failure but a structural risk signal for society as a whole. Each type is drawn from one representative national indicator, exactly as published.
Index view: each value ÷ the series' first value × 100, so the lead chart and the five strips share one scale. Display only — stored values stay exactly as published.
10 points · 2015–2024
Youth gambling problem severity rate (at-risk + problem)
4 points · dashed = design change
Smartphone overdependence risk group rate (ages 3–69)
10 points · 2016–2025
Game usage rate, past year (ages 10–64/65)
Game usage rate · not an addiction indicator · 10 points · dashed = design change
10 points · 2015–2024
No estimated values · every number is counted from the original source
How the lead chart is picked: of the six representative indicators, the type whose value moved most relative to its first value (|last − first| ÷ first). Series with a survey design change are left out, because values on either side of a break are not compared.
For each type, approved cards are taken read-only from the Statory library. Sentences appear exactly as written on the card.
530 studies · 169 from Korea · 2002–2026
The 12-month prevalence rate of internet gaming disorder (IGD) was 0.8% and the 1-month prevalence rate of problematic game use was 8.4%. IGD was higher in men, younger people, unemployed, and in those with low physical activity, dissatisfaction with their quality of life, and who perceived more loneliness and social isolation.
Ko et al. · 2024 · South Korea
532 studies · 139 from Korea · 2000–2026
Bayesian t-tests comparing BART scores across reward conditions provided moderate to strong evidence for a null effect of condition on risk-taking (BF = 4.05–10.64). Null effects were not moderated by players' problem gambling symptomatology.
D'Amico et al. · 2022 · Country not stated
224 studies · 44 from Korea · 2002–2026
Monthly OUD prevalence in participating facilities ranged from 28 to 65% of the population. The proportion of individuals with OUD who received MAT ranged considerably from 9 to 61%.
Ferguson et al. · 2019 · United States
373 studies · 145 from Korea · 2001–2026
The overall prevalence of IA among school children was 19.8%. IA was significantly more common among males (56.4%) than females (43.6%; p=0.035).
Bener et al. · 2016 · Qatar
130 studies · 33 from Korea · 2007–2026
Internet gaming addiction and personality characteristics varied according to the game genre played (ANOVA). RTS and FPS users had higher levels of tolerance, withdrawal, and neglect of everyday life than RPG, Racing, and Arcade/Shooting users.
Kim et al. · 2022 · South Korea
79 studies · 13 from Korea · 2002–2026
Five inductive themes emerged about smoking on campus during policy implementation. Themes included watering down of the policy if not enforced and creation of hot spots on campus boundaries.
Sendall et al. · 2020 · Country not stated
8,270 addiction papers · 1,971 open full texts · 2,422 in the last five years
Library size — counted by the Statory library from Europe PMC records · sum of 2 topics (Youth gambling · Alcohol recovery) · a paper in both topics may be counted twice
Each type of addiction — alcohol, gambling, internet, gaming, drugs — falls under a different ministry and a different implementing agency.
| Addiction type | Ministry in charge | Implementing agency |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol & drugs (treatment) | Ministry of Health and Welfare | 63 Addiction Management Support Centers |
| Gambling | Prime Minister's Office | NGCC → Korea Center on Gambling Problems |
| Internet & smartphone | Ministry of Science and ICT | Smart Rest Centers (internet addiction counseling) |
| Gaming | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism | Game Overindulgence Healing Centers |
| Drugs (investigation) | Prosecution · Police · Customs · Coast Guard | Joint Investigation HQ on Drug Crimes |
| Drugs (prevention) | Ministry of Food and Drug Safety | Korean Association Against Drug Abuse |
"Each ministry operates under different laws, which makes it hard to build a cooperative framework."
With separate legal mandates and data systems, even information sharing is impossible — and no integrated system exists to support a single adolescent continuously from initial counseling through treatment and aftercare.
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