This initiative is not about heroin addicts in doorways or ‘the war on drugs’.  It’s about how and why mainstream addictive products have been allowed to flourish for the benefit of companies at the expense of the rest of us. And how to stop them. The Addiction Economy describes those industries who knowingly and unashamedly erode our ability to control our usage of their products beyond the point at which it harms us.

Our White Paper exploring the 5 Drivers of the Addiction Economy draws cross-sectoral lessons and we explore how they play out in 9 industries: 4 physical - unhealthy and ultra-processed foods, cigarettes, alcohol and vapes and 5 digital, social media, gambling, pornography, computer games and chatbots .

We also explore how the widespread focus on the lack of will power of individuals derails policy action and hampers effective unaddiction strategies.

Ideas and Insights

Addiction Economy Thought For Today

Check out Hilary’s daily post on LinkedIn featuring a brief observation, idea or article on the political, economic and human aspects of addiction and the progress of our research.  (If you want to follow it, just go to Hilary’s Profile and click on the ‘bell’ on the top right of my profile!)

Or browse below for the archive of posts.

The concept was inspired by Seth Godin’s famous thoughtful daily email and follows on from Hilary’s previous two year LinkedIn Trust Thought For Today  focusing on trustworthiness and trust in all aspects of life, politics and business.

Please don’t hesitate to comment, tag us or suggest thoughts via LinkedIn!