| 单词 | drug addiction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrug addiction drug addiction n. addiction to a drug or drugs, esp. developed through habitual non-medicinal use of an illegal drug, such as a narcotic, opiate, or hallucinogen; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] addiction1779 addictedness1788 narcomania1865 yen1876 drug addiction1881 yen-yen1886 drug abuse1903 oil burner1962 Jones1968 1881 Med. & Surg. Reporter 11 June 650/1 A case [of morphine addiction]... A clerk, aged forty-two years, a widower, no family history of alcoholism, drug addiction, insanity, marked nervous disease, or syphilis. 1889 N.Y. Times 10 Apr. 16/4 (advt.) Alcohol and drug addictions cured. Craving removed in 24 hours. Privacy assured. 1923 Times 26 Mar. 8/4 The patent increase of drug addiction has coincided with the increase of restrictive legislation in all directions. 1965 Listener 26 Aug. 292/2 The young unemployed..have 500 Fagins to instruct them in everything from petty thievery to drug addiction. 1989 R. Bell Special Calling xiv. 232 The Johnson Institute pioneered the development of an effective technique in the early intervention of alcohol and drug addiction, by training concerned family members, friends, and/or occupational associates to jointly confront a resistive addict. 2006 Independent 30 Nov. 40/3 He tried rehab a couple of times, but drug addiction is a relapsing illness. < as lemmas |
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