narcomania
/ˌnɑːkə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/Medicine. Now rare
noun
Originally (in the terminology of N. Kerr): uncontrollable craving for intoxication by alcohol or narcotic drugs (now disused ). Later: addiction to or abuse of narcotic drugs.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Norman Kerr (1834–1899), physician and temperance advocate. From narco- + -mania.
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