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addictive
adj. causing addiction, habit-forming


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Addiction
An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. The term is often reserved for drug addictions but it is sometimes applied to other compulsions, such as problem gamblingcompulsive overeating, and hyperreligiosity Factors that have been suggested as causes of addiction include geneticbiological/pharmacological and social factors.
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addictive
Adjective
1. causing or characterized by addiction; "addictive drugs"; "addictive behavior"
(synonym) habit-forming
(antonym) nonaddictive


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addictif
adj. addictive, causing addiction, habit-forming

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addictive
adjective
(drug) which is habit-forming or which people can become addicted to; certain narcotic drugs are addictive
QUOTE:three quarters of patients aged 35-64 on GPs' lists have at least one major risk factor: high cholesterol, high blood pressure or addiction to tobacco Health Services Journal


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