drug-addicted

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• drug-addicted — adjective addicted to a drug • Syn: ↑dependent, ↑dependant, ↑hooked, ↑strung out • Similar to: ↑addicted • Derivationally related forms: ↑dependency ( …   Useful english dictionary

• addicted — ad|dic|ted [əˈdıktıd] adj 1.) unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug addicted to ▪ 50 million Americans are thought to be addicted to nicotine. 2.) liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• addicted — ad|dict|ed [ ə dıktəd ] adjective unable to stop taking an illegal or harmful drug: addicted to: He admitted he was addicted to cocaine. a. enjoying a particular activity very much and spending as much time as you can doing it: addicted to: I don …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Drug addiction — is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally… …   Wikipedia

• Drug rehabilitation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 94.64 Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is a term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so… …   Wikipedia

• Drug detoxification — (often shortened to detox ) is a collective of interventions directed at controlling acute drug intoxication and drug withdrawal. It refers to a purging from the body of the substances to which a patient is addicted and acutely under the… …   Wikipedia

• drug — [drʌg] noun [countable] 1. a medicine or substance for making medicines; = PHARMACEUTICAL: • a drug used in the treatment of cancer • a drugs company ˌover the ˈcounter ˌdrug abbreviation OTC drug …   Financial and business terms

• Drug — Drug, n. [F. drogue, prob. fr. D. droog; akin to E. dry; thus orig., dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See {Dry}.] 1. Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines. [1913 Webster] Whence merchants bring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• drug fiend — drug addict or drug fiend noun A habitual, addicted taker of (esp non medicinal) drugs • • • Main Entry: ↑drug …   Useful english dictionary

• drug rehabilitation — drug rehabili tation also .drug rehab n [U] the process of helping someone to live without illegal drugs after they have been ↑addicted to them …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• drug addict — drug addicts N COUNT A drug addict is someone who is addicted to illegal drugs …   English dictionary