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addicted

Definition for addicted

adjective as in dependent on something, compulsive

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But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or nicotine?

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The unregistered clinic had missed he was addicted to Xanax, a benzodiazepine that cannot be mixed with Ibogaine.

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We gave our children the addictive devices—we were addicted to them ourselves—and felt powerless to control the forces we had set loose in our own families.

It’s no surprise that he is addicted to painkillers.

Patients often come through recruiters—widely known as body brokers in the industry—who are paid to target people addicted to drugs with promises of recovery in glamorous California seaside rehabs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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