nonaddictive
adjective
non·ad·dic·tive
ˌnän-ə-ˈdik-təv 
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From 1999 to 2017, deaths from overdose due to prescription opioids increased more than seven times, exposing a dire need for effective but nonaddictive ways to manage pain.
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Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The idea behind the proposal is to make cigarettes nonaddictive.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2017, his FDA commissioner put the idea of cutting the nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels on the agency’s agenda.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Roughly 48 million more young people would never take up the habit because cigarettes would essentially become nonaddictive, according to agency projections.
—Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The idea behind the proposal is to make cigarettes nonaddictive.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
In 2017, his FDA commissioner put the idea of cutting the nicotine in cigarettes to nonaddictive levels on the agency’s agenda.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Roughly 48 million more young people would never take up the habit because cigarettes would essentially become nonaddictive, according to agency projections.
—Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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nonaddictive
adjective
non·ad·dic·tive
-ə-ˈdik-tiv
: not causing addiction
nonaddictive painkillers
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