as in dependance
a physiological need for certain drugs
an addiction to heroin
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Jamey Johnson is getting candid about his experience with addiction.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
An emergency room doctor who fights against opioid addiction and gun violence.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Although youth vaping rates have dropped in recent years thanks in part to public-service campaigns that have warned kids about the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction, the inclusion of a screen risks backtracking the progress that has been made.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Plus, McLean, 46, knew Payne, 31, had struggled with addiction.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
An emergency room doctor who fights against opioid addiction and gun violence.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Although youth vaping rates have dropped in recent years thanks in part to public-service campaigns that have warned kids about the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction, the inclusion of a screen risks backtracking the progress that has been made.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Plus, McLean, 46, knew Payne, 31, had struggled with addiction.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 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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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Americans have long had an outsize risk tolerance, a characteristic that is integral to both the dynamism of the country’s economy and the vibrance of its society.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Addiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addiction. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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