addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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While oxycodone and other addictive prescription painkillers kicked off the opioid epidemic in the U.S, synthetic drugs such as fentanyl have become the drug responsible for the most overdose deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2020, the company released Nerds Gummy Clusters — addictive little chewy gummies coated in pebbles of crunchy sugar bits — that are the It Girls of Halloween candy this year.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Those circuits are implicated in both food consumption and other addictive behaviors.
—Alice Park, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
In 2020, the company released Nerds Gummy Clusters — addictive little chewy gummies coated in pebbles of crunchy sugar bits — that are the It Girls of Halloween candy this year.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Those circuits are implicated in both food consumption and other addictive behaviors.
—Alice Park, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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