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21% of men with ADHD and 13% of women with ADHD

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9% of men without ADHD and 5% of women without ADHD

Fair enough, more than double. However, not the majority of the people with ADHD, so it could still be a ADHD-relates boredom problem and less a typical addiction issue. (Which doesn't make the results less dangerous, but the mechanisms that cause it different)

Sources:

https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/adhd/

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/addiction-statistics



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