addiction

addiction
01. Her brother is taking counseling to get over his [addiction] to cocaine.
02. He had such an [addiction] to cigarettes that he smoked 40 a day, and could never imagine stopping.
03. The spread of AIDS is partly due to drug [addicts] sharing needles.
04. My son is a hockey [addict] who watches every game he can.
05. Video games can be quite [addictive] for young kids.
06. The police found the body of a cocaine [addict] who died of an overdose yesterday.
07. Anthony D'Angelo once said that we should become [addicted] to constant and never-ending self-improvement.
08. Bill Cosby once remarked that the main goal in the future should be to stop violence because the world is [addicted] to it.
09. The American Civil War produced over 400,000 morphine [addicts].
10. Studies show that about 7 percent of American adolescents may be [addicted] to gambling.
11. The nicotine in cigarettes is extremely toxic, and has been classified as the most [addictive] drug in existence.
12. One observer of the culture of Ghana remarked that Ghanaians are [addicted] to ceremonies.
13. I think my neighbor is [addicted] to coffee; she drinks about 15 cups a day.
14. Wow, these salted peanuts are [addictive]! Pass the bag back over here.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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