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addiction

[uh-dik-shuhn] / əˈdɪk ʃən /


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We met her at the Simon Community Hub in Argyle Street, a one-stop-shop for homelessness and addiction support run by the charity and partly funded by the local authorities.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Did your work as a mental health nurse influence your rendering of trauma and addiction?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

And if you’re a commuter, good luck telling someone their TikTok addiction is “breaching official MTA policy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

In a landmark trial in Los Angeles this year, tech giants were accused of creating "addiction machines".

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The Yale paper notes that the word addiction derives from the Latin addicere, which translates to “enslaved to” or “bound by.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

"This creates addictions and dependencies. It also leads to attention disorders," Macron told the pupils.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Compared with chemical dependencies, which have been well understood since before the first DSM was compiled in 1952, the framework for describing so-called behavioral addictions is extremely new, he and others said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Newer ones such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, broadly known as GLP-1s, have exploded in popularity for weight loss and have shown promise for treating other conditions, such as addictions and neurodegenerative and liver diseases.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

At University College London, neuroscientist Dr Ravi Das has been trying to understand why some habits harden into addictions while others fade away.

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

We heard warnings about black clothes and white makeup, Goth music, computer addictions.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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