Definition of Addiction

a condition in which one is chemically or psychologically dependent on something despite negative consequences

Examples of Addiction in a sentence

Cathy’s coffee addiction was so severe that she couldn’t even get up in the morning without a cup of joe.  

Because of his addiction to heroin, Jimmy has spent the last ten years in and out of substance abuse treatment centers.  

Exercise feels like an addiction to the obsessed bodybuilder, so he goes to the gym for five or six hours a day.  

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