addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
Recent Examples on the Web
The highly addictive synthetic opioid is illegally sold in various forms including counterfeit pills that look like prescription drugs, and can be fatal in small doses.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
But some argue that optimizing gambling could lead consumers down a dopamine rabbit hole by stoking the exact addictive behaviors that keep clients engaged.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Fentanyl is a powerful and potentially addictive synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Washington has been urging Beijing to step up its oversight of the supply of fentanyl precursor chemicals, which are primarily made in China and are the top source of supplies used to create the highly addictive narcotic in the United States.
—Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Social media gets a bad rap for being addictive, promoting unrealistic standards of perfection, and in some cases, even being a national security risk.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
Because phones are extremely addictive, Christina Lee, MD, a psychiatrist and the regional medical director of mental health at Kaiser Permanente in Baltimore, tells SELF.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Mar. 2024
The National Institute of Public Health says kratom can become addictive.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
But some argue that optimizing gambling could lead consumers down a dopamine rabbit hole by stoking the exact addictive behaviors that keep clients engaged.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Fentanyl is a powerful and potentially addictive synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Washington has been urging Beijing to step up its oversight of the supply of fentanyl precursor chemicals, which are primarily made in China and are the top source of supplies used to create the highly addictive narcotic in the United States.
—Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Social media gets a bad rap for being addictive, promoting unrealistic standards of perfection, and in some cases, even being a national security risk.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
Because phones are extremely addictive, Christina Lee, MD, a psychiatrist and the regional medical director of mental health at Kaiser Permanente in Baltimore, tells SELF.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Mar. 2024
The National Institute of Public Health says kratom can become addictive.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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