physically or physiologically unable to stop taking a drug, especially a habit-forming substance or stop doing something, particularly something harmful or unhealthy
the inability to stop taking, using, or doing something, particularly something harmful or unhealthy
causing or characterized by addiction
excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks
characterized by excessive consumption of alcohol and one's powerlessness to break this habit
an international organization with a spiritually inclined Twelve Steps Program designed to help people who are trying to stop drinking alcohol
a medical condition caused by drinking an excessive amounts of alcohol on a regular basis
an unpleasant state experienced by drug addicts as a result of sudden withdrawal of a habit-forming substance
in an unexpected and sudden manner
a prolonged and intense desire for something particular
a chronic state marked by being heavily reliant on or controlled by something, particularly alcohol or narcotic drugs
the state of being reliant on someone or something, particularly when it is not normal or necessary
not able to stop taking or using something
a disturbing, involuntary, and vivid memory of past experiences that suddenly pops up, often as a result of psychological trauma
the habit of deliberately breathing the fumes of certain kinds of glue in order to become intoxicated
a feeling of illness one feels after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol
addicted to something, particularly to narcotic drugs
a person who is hungover is feeling ill because they drank too much alcohol the night before
(of a drug or substance) affecting one's mind in a harmful way
a nonprofit organization that helps drug users recover from drug addiction
to give or take an excessive amount of a drug at a given time, which could be fatal
the habit of drinking an too much alcohol or taking an excessive amount of harmful drug
a person's diminished reaction to a substance or drug as it no longer works as it once did following its repeated use
the sudden cut back on or discontinuation of drug taking