addicted

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The trial focuses on allegations that a 20-year-old woman identified by the initials K.G.M. suffered severe mental harm because she became addicted to social media as a child.

From Barron's

I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, the Syrian Kurds are, like their Iraqi Peshmerga cousins, an exception in a region too often addicted to criminal extremism.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s still addicted to that guitar, spontaneously singing the melody over the phone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Individuals with compulsive personalities are at higher risk for mental illness, and they may also be more likely to become addicted to social media.

From The Wall Street Journal