drug addiction

/drəg əˌdɪkʃən/

/drəg əˈdɪkʃən/

Other forms: drug addictions

Definitions of drug addiction

1. noun

   an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
   synonyms: white plague

   types:

   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

   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)