Addict
 | To comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may need to be rewritten. Please help improve this article. The discussion page may contain suggestions. |
| Find more about addiction on Wikipedia's sister projects: | |
|---|---|
 | Dictionary definitions |
 | Textbooks |
 | Quotations |
 | Source texts |
 | Images and media |
 | News stories |
 | Learning resources |
The term "addiction" is used in many contexts to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive physical dependence or psychological dependence, such as: drug addiction, crime, alcoholism, compulsive overeating, problem gambling, computer addiction, etc.
In medical terminology, addiction is a state in which the body relies on a substance for normal functioning and develops physical dependence, as in drug addiction. When the drug or substance on which someone is dependent is suddenly removed, it will cause withdrawal, a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. Addiction is generally associated with increased drug tolerance. In physiological terms, addiction is not necessarily associated with substance abuse since this form of addiction can result from using medication as prescribed by a doctor.
However, common usage of the term addiction has spread to include psychological dependence. In this context, the term is used in drug addiction and substance abuse problems, but also refers to behaviors that are not generally recognized by the medical community as problems of addiction, such as compulsive overeating.
The term addiction is also sometimes applied to compulsions that are not substance-related, such as problem gambling and computer addiction. In these kinds of common usages, the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual's health, mental state or social life.
topAddict
Addict is one of the UK’s longest running streetwear brands. Here you can see our current range of mens and womens outerwear, sweatshirts, tee shirts, denim, headwear and much ...
Addict - Clothing | Streetwear | Outerwear | Boardwear | Urban ...
What Causes Addiction? Relapse Prevention Plan Workbook, Leave Addiction Behind For Good! www.SoberMart.Com
addict definition | Dictionary.com
a friendly reminder about life…
Addict Records, USA
DesignAddict Homepage - THE portal for Modern and post-modern design lovers.
Design Addict
The first use of the adjective 'addict' (with the meaning of 'delivered, devoted') was in 1529 and comes from the Latin addictus, pp. of addicere ('deliver, yield, devote,' from ad- ...