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• n  being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
• n  an abnormally strong craving
• n  (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
  under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery

• Defining an addiction can be as difficult as breaking the habbits that satisfy your endless cravings.
• The rate is much the same with drug addiction, which experts see as the same disorder triggered by a different chemical.
• Long-time heroin addicts who get supervised doses of the drug seem to stay in addiction treatment longer and have less criminal activity than similar addicts who get conventional .

• dependence
• dependance
• dependency
• habituation

News & Articles

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• Top L.A. Addiction Experts Assert That an Abstinence-Only Approach to Addiction Keeps 85% of Addicts From Seeking ...
  Drs. Marc Kern and Adi Jaffe believe that our current abstinence-only approach to treatment is only furthering our society’s wide-spread addiction problem. (PRWeb June 19, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10847638.htm
  June 19, 2013 - PRWeb
• Involuntary Detention Proposal Dehumanizing, Says Holistic Mental Health Service Provider The Australian Addiction And ...
  In late May, The Australian Addiction and Trauma Treatment Centre was distressed by the ‘Involuntary Detention’ proposal put forward by a major private mental health service provider. The holistic centre’s Director says it “dehumanizes those who suffer from mental health issues.” (PRWeb June 19, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mentalhealth/service/prweb10838968.htm
  June 19, 2013 - PRWeb
• Caffeine addiction now classified as mental illness
  Doctors are now classifying caffeine addiction as a mental illness.
  June 18, 2013 - FOX 31 Denver

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Financial Times
  For decades, we have talked and talked about the need to end America's century-long addiction to fossil fuels,he said. "Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash American innovation and seize control...
• Scott Stanzel in Forbes
  Stanzel said that although he signed the bill, Bush continues to be "disappointed with Congress' addiction to earmarks."
• President Bush in Sofia News Agency
  Your president made the same kind of choice. I had to quit drinking. Addiction competes for your affection. You fall in love with alcohol,Bush said frankly.