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drug addiction - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)

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narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

alcohol addiction, alcoholism, inebriation, drunkenness - habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

cocaine addiction - an addiction to cocaine

heroin addiction - an addiction to heroin

caffein addiction - an addiction to caffein

nicotine addiction - an addiction to nicotine

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