addicted

adjective

Definition of addicted

:having an addiction: such as

a :having a compulsive physiological need for a habit forming substance (such as a drug)

addicted to heroin

b :strongly inclined or compelled to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

addicted to chocolate

addicted to (watching) soap operas

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Also, there was a great sort of loneliness about it, whether it's being addicted to food, or being addicted to heroin, or being addicted to unhealthy relationships, any of that kind of compulsive behavior.

— julie kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Bianca Lawson Is a Quiet Revelation on Queen Sugar," 2 Aug. 2017
Some folks become addicted to working, working out, eating or smoking.

— vickie snow jurkowski, Daily Southtown, "Ready to smoke, slather the competition," 27 July 2017
First synthesised in Germany and introduced after the second world war to treat pain, methadone was widely used in America after the Vietnam war, to treat soldiers who returned home addicted to heroin.

— The Economist, "What would Hippocrates do?Most people addicted to opioids receive no treatment," 13 July 2017
Then, he was injured playing football and became addicted to prescription pain pills.

— keith bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Narcan protest in Middletown: 'I'm a third strike'," 13 July 2017
Medications have also become an essential component of an ongoing treatment plan, enabling opioid-addicted persons to regain control of their health and their lives.

— elana gordon, Kaiser Health News, "Do-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails," 7 July 2017
In those states, many poor people addicted to opioids still have little or no access to treatment.

— abby goodnough, New York Times, "$45 Billion to Fight Opioid Abuse? That’s Much Too Little, Experts Say," 30 June 2017
Beyond the $38.5 million in the budget and emergency order, Florida has done little to expand access to treatment for those addicted to opioids.

— michael auslen, miamiherald, "Did crackdown on ‘pill mills’ open the door to a new opioid crisis?," 30 June 2017
The single biggest question regarding the opioid epidemic remains: Is it driven mainly by patients who become addicted to their prescriptions?

— josh bloom and, WSJ, "Trump and Christie’s First Steps to Solving the Opioid Crisis," 15 May 2017

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addicted

adjective ad·dict·ed \ ə-ˈdik-təd \

Definition of addicted for Students

1 :unable to stop using a drug

addicted to cocaine

2 :having an unusually great need to do or have something

He's addicted to playing video games.

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addiction

\ə-ˈdik-shən\ noun

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