Synonym: dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation. Similar words: addictive, diction, addict, addicted, dictionary, prediction, valediction, benediction. Meaning: [æ'dɪkʃən] 
n. 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 2. an abnormally strong craving 3. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master.
n. 1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 2. an abnormally strong craving 3. (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master. 
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91. The Addiction Research Centre's programme of work concentrates on issues of prevention and policy in relation to alcohol and tobacco.
92. Favre underwent chemical abuse rehabilitation during the offseason because of an addiction to painkillers.
93. It is one of those rare books the love of which can easily turn into an addiction.
94. Their refusal owes something to a distaste for addiction in itself.
95. He accepted that legalisation would not necessarily greatly increase addiction to hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin.
96. Read in studio Addiction to the drug crack cocaine is spreading into the shire counties.
97. Black poverty remains; family breakdown,[Sentencedict.com ] drug addiction and violence have worsened.
98. They also express concern about the addiction and underage gambling they believe will be the inevitable partners of online gambling.
99. Continued abstinence from the primary substance or process of addiction.
100. Where is the dividing line between normal use and addiction?
101. She suggested that dependency on cigarettes should be seen as another form of drug addiction.
102. They serve, in short, as narcotics, and the organization that indulges in them flirts with long-term addiction.
103. Others include the cathartic process of making amends to the people you have hurt through your addiction.
104. Treatment has freed Jenna from her drug addiction, allowing her to live a productive life.
105. Liz Taylor has survived several broken marriages, as well as periods of drug and alcohol addiction.
106. Initially, therefore, it is necessary to concentrate on the primary substance or process of addiction because this may be life-threatening.
107. By the end of the book, Peter's addiction has led him to madness and suicide.
108. The president said curbing the addiction level would save money and prolong lives.
109. Ye only need about three goes of crack and ye've got yerself an addiction problem.
110. Their minds have never been sufficiently clear of the substance or process of addiction to be in any significant degree of recovery.
111. The area's addiction to sisal has allowed few people to earn an education and develop the skills to seek better opportunities.
112. That included his descent into drug addiction and his relationship with his father, the Duke of Marlborough.
113. I would go out in all weathers, at all times: exercise was an addiction.
114. It applies to homes for elderly people and homes for people with disabilities, mental health or addiction problems.
115. If you can avoid heroin addiction and motorcycle accidents, you might have a swell time.
116. She said that he committed both offences to feed his addiction to gaming machines.
117. Cocaine addiction does not invariably give rise to physiological addiction and there may be no significant physical effects of withdrawal.
118. Further, there is a significant grief reaction to giving up the substance or process of addiction itself.
119. Some work is going into drugs to treat drug addiction.
120. Reality becomes so painful that the sufferer uses his or her substance or process of addiction in order to survive the emotional carnage.
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