One of the most common types of deviant behaviors. It is expressed in a person’s desire to escape from reality by changing his mental state by taking certain substances (alcohol, smoking, drugs, pills, excessive consumption of strong coffee, etc) or by continuously focusing attention on certain objects or activities, Which is accompanied by the development of strong emotions. The concept of addictive behavior was developed within the framework of modern psychotherapy (Ts. P. Korolenko et al.). In social psychology, This concept is important for understanding the problems of social adaptation, socialization and victimology.