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abdication, addiction
abdication (ab" duh KAY shuhn) (noun)
A formal resignation and renunciation of powers; such as, a high office, a throne, or an authority; a resignation: "The abdication by the king was expected and desired by the citizens of the country."
addiction (uh DIK shuhn) (noun)
A devotion to or an abnormally strong craving and dependence on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming; such as, caffeine, nicotine, and, especially, alcohol or narcotic drugs: "Our friend, Madeline, was still trying to recover from her drug addiction; as well as, her addiction to nicotine via smoking."

When Mildred decided to end her addiction to smoking, Maria and Melilssa, agreed to support her, including her abdication as organizer of the Friday night social meetings which often took place at smoky clubs and restaurants.

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addiction (uh DIK shuhn)
To devote or give oneself habitually or compulsively to something; such as, caffeine or alcohol; but especially to narcotics: "Her previous novel dealt with her recovery from drug addiction."

An addict is a slave to his/her habit(s). The word comes from Latin addictus, which in Roman law meant a debtor was awarded as a slave to his creditor.

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend the first half of his life acquiring habits (addictions) that shorten the other half.
—E. C. McKenzie
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(the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma)
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Addiction
A condition in which someone is enslaved by a habit, a practice, or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming; such as, narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma unit.
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