Related Words for addiction

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dependency
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Noun, Noun
dependence
x/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
addict
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Noun
obsession
x/x
Noun
alcoholism
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Noun
addictive
x/x
Adjective
relapse
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Noun
heroin
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
depression
x/x
Noun
junkie
/x
Noun
abuse
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Noun
cravings
/x
Noun
bulimia
x/xx
Noun
pornography
x/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anorexia
xx/xx
Noun
psychosis
x/x
Noun
overdose
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Noun
opiate
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
binge
/
Noun
infatuation
xxx/x
Noun
drug
/
Noun
epidemic
xx/x
Noun
gambling
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Noun, Verb
alcohol
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Noun, Adjective
compulsion
x/x
Noun
obesity
x/xx
Noun
chronic
/x
Adjective
disorder
x/x
Noun
opioid
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
madness
/x
Noun
insanity
x/xx
Noun
cocaine
x/
Noun, Adjective
disease
x/
Noun
narcotic
x/x
Noun, Adjective
illness
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Noun
narcissism
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Noun
methadone
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Noun
nicotine
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
methamphetamine
xx/xx
Noun
homelessness
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Noun
alcoholic
xx/x
Adjective
hoarding
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Noun
lust
/
Noun
insomnia
x/xx
Noun
schizophrenia
xx/xx
Noun
recovery
x/x
Noun
intoxication
xxx/x
Noun
sobriety
x/xx
Noun
indulgence
x/x
Noun
temptation
x/x
Noun
withdrawal
x/x
Noun
destructiveness
x/xx
Noun
attachment
x/x
Noun
drunkenness
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Noun
taking
/x
Verb
affliction
x/x
Noun
cumulative effect
/xxxx/
Phrase, Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
poisoning
/xx
Noun
neurotoxicity
/xx/xx
Noun
adherence
x/x
Noun
indolence
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Noun
condition
x/x
Noun
predisposition
xxx/x
Noun
mental disorder
/xx/x
Name, Name
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
abnormality
xx/xx
Noun
fascination
xx/x
Noun
obstinacy
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Noun
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
complicity
x/xx
Noun
wantonness
/xx
Noun
intractability
x/x/xx
Noun
deviancy
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Noun
nephrotoxicity
x/x/xx
Noun
bondage
/x
Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
mania
/xx
Noun
drowsiness
/xx
Noun
restlessness
/xx
Noun
health
/
Noun
recalcitrance
x/xx
Noun
opium
/xx
Adjective, Noun
morphine
/x
Verb, Adjective
barbiturate
x/xx
Adjective
habituation
x/x/x
Noun
amphetamine
x/xx
Adjective
iatrogenic
xxx/x
Adjective
painkillers
/xx
Noun
caffeine
x/
Adjective
neurobiology
/xx/xx
Noun
wean
/
Verb
incurable
x/xx
Adjective
recovering
x/xx
Verb
prostitution
xx/x
Noun
benzodiazepine
xxx/xx
Adjective
predisposed
xx/
Verb
cure
/
Verb
addition
x/x
Noun
adversity
x/xx
Noun
alienation
xxx/x
Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
consumption
x/x
Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
delinquency
x/xx
Noun
dependent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
detox
/x
Noun, Verb
detoxification
xxxx/x
Noun
flaw
/
Noun, Verb
frustration
x/x
Noun
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
helplessness
/xx
Noun
infidelity
xx/xx
Noun
interdependence
xxx/x
Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
lozenge
/x
Noun, Verb
maltreatment
x/x
Noun
misuse
x/
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
observatory
x/xxx
Noun
penchant
/x
Noun
poisonous
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Adjective
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
reliance
x/x
Noun
sensory
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Adjective, Noun
sickness
/x
Noun
smoking
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Noun, Adjective
stressor
/x
Noun
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
unhappiness
x/xx
Noun
unit
/x
Noun, Adjective
uptake
/x
Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
vice
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
maypole
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Noun, Verb
sfa
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Name