drug addiction

1. An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) (synset 114087890)
   referred to in: narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
   is a type of: addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
   subtypes:

   • alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriation - 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
   same as: white plague

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