Addiction

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Addictions (also known as cravings and reliances) to a substance, or activity, means your body (or your mind) is in need of a daily dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms.

Overview

When the player character chooses to over use one of many substances, they will continually rely upon them to keep the symptoms of withdrawal at bay.

Types of addiction

Type	Fallout	Fallout 2	Fallout 3	Fallout: New Vegas	Fallout 4	Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Alcohol Addiction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ant Nectar Addiction	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Buffout addiction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hydra Addiction	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Jet Addiction	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Med-X Addiction	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mentats addiction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nuka-Cola addiction	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Nuka-Cola Quantum Addiction	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Psycho addiction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rebound Addiction	No	No	No	Yes¹	No	No
RadAway addiction	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Steady Addiction	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tobacco Addiction	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tragic Addiction	No	Yes²	No	No	No	No
Turbo Addiction	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Ultrajet Addiction	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

¹ Only used in game files; possible bug.

² Only in modded versions.

Conditions Conditions Blind · Concussed · Concussion · Cripple · Crippled Arm · Crippled Eye · Crippled Leg · Crippled Limbs · Dehydration · Fatigue · Frenzy · Immobile · Item condition · Overdose · Over-encumbered · Personal condition · Poisoned · Radiated · Sleep Deprived · Starvation · Unconscious · Well Rested · Winded · Withdrawal Diseases Fallout 4 diseases Addictions Alcohol addiction · Ant nectar addiction · Buffout addiction · Dark Craving · Drunk · Jet Addiction · Med-X Addiction · Mentats Addiction · Nuka-Cola Addiction · Nuka-Cola Quantum addiction · Psycho addiction · RadAway addiction · Tragic addiction · Ultrajet addiction

• You can get addicted when you use too many drugs. As an addict, you suffer withdrawal symptoms only when you run out of supplies. Many substances in the Fallout games are addictive. Each chem has a chance of addiction. One of the most addictive drugs is jet.
• For Fallout 1 & 2, withdrawal effects occur after becoming addicted and going for some amount of time without using that chem. For non-jet addictions, addiction lasts 7 days from the onset of the withdrawal effects (nine days of non-use), while jet addiction lasts forever without the Jet Antidote.

Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics

ITEM	RISK	DELAY	DURATION	FORM	WITHDRAWAL EFFECTS
Beer	5%	?	7 days	Alcohol Addiction	-1AG, -1CH
Buffout	25%	2 days	7 days	Buffout Addiction	-2ST, -2EN, -3AG
Jet	50%	2 days	Until Cure is taken	Jet Addiction	-1ST, -1PE, -1 Action Point
Mentats	15%	7 days	7 days	Mentats Addiction	-3IN, -2AG
Nuka-Cola	10%	30 minutes	7 days	Nuka-Cola Addiction	N/A: "You crave more Nuka-Cola"
Psycho	20%	7 days	7 days	Psycho Addiction	-2IN
RadAway	10%	10 days	7 days	RadAway addiction	-20 Radiation resistance
Tragic	Disabled from Fallout 2, depends on mod version	Disabled from Fallout 2, depends on mod version	Disabled from Fallout 2, depends on mod version	Tragic Addiction	N/A: "You feel a burning desire to open another box of Tragic cards"

• In Fallout Tactics you can gain the Psychotic perk which makes you suffer less withdrawal from psycho.