as in dependance
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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His 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which details his battle with addiction, has reportedly sold over 2.5 million copies since publication.
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Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both said drug addiction and overdoses are a problem in the region, and both wanted additional training and knowledge to attack the community scourge.
—Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
There was an article in The New York Times earlier this year about addiction in America and she was quoted throughout.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
The post links to the Matthew Perry Foundation, the non-profit established in his name to help people struggling with addiction.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both said drug addiction and overdoses are a problem in the region, and both wanted additional training and knowledge to attack the community scourge.
—Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
There was an article in The New York Times earlier this year about addiction in America and she was quoted throughout.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
The post links to the Matthew Perry Foundation, the non-profit established in his name to help people struggling with addiction.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Akamai continues to focus on expanding its security and compute solutions and highlights its dependence on innovation and strategic acquisitions for growth.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Diversifying its Sierra-centric water portfolio would reduce San Francisco’s dependence on Yosemite.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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This worry is reinforced through media that point to people’s unhealthy habits with social media and phones.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Clearly, smoking is a habit that’s hard to kick in some respects, for Britain‘s new government, and for the fashion crowd.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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For example, according to their risk tolerance and investment objectives, the family specifies a set of rules for their hedging strategies, and these rules are automatically implemented whenever the parameters are met.Hannes Hofmann, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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West Point researchers said threats represent a swelling tolerance for violence and the extremism civic leaders face.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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