In human physiology/psychology as well, the chance of addiction itself is a function of timescale. This is why a nicotine patch is much less addictive than insu

In human physiology/psychology as well, the chance of addiction itself is a function of timescale. This is why a nicotine patch is much less addictive than insufflated nicotine (hours to reach peak effect vs seconds), or why addictive software have plenty of sensory experiences attached to every action, to keep the user engaged.