She has also suffered from a gambling addiction, which she now seems to have conquered. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
MILLMAN: I do think that the term addiction gets overused. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2006] Reference
When I use the term addiction, I mean it as a wake-up call. From Wordnik.com. [Your Moral Leader] Reference
My analogy regarding giving more tax dollars to Congress, likening it to heroin addiction, is quite apt. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives Don’t Care About the Deficit] Reference
Yet she wants to return to the term addiction in order to rule out dependencies on legitimately prescribed medications. From Wordnik.com. [Stanton Peele: What Is Addiction?] Reference
You know, lashing out at others w/the addiction is also a sign, sooo, maybe you're in the closet. From Wordnik.com. [I'd like to start an informal group called Hunting and Fishing Gear Addicts Anonymous (HFGAA).] Reference
In the underdeveloped world that isn't developing, the addiction is a mixture of fascism, corruption, and socialism. From Wordnik.com. [Lucas on Growth, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
They want more fiscal responsibility in Washington, D.C. They've proposed a 12-point plan to end what they call the addiction to deficits. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 15, 2005] Reference
Using the excuse "addiction" is an easy way out ... cheating/lying is not an addiction its a choice ...... aproudmemberoftheunpatrioticmob. From Wordnik.com. [Jenny Sanford on her husband: 'The ball is in his court'] Reference
Because an addiction isan addiction is an addiction. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rush Limbaugh arrested] Reference
Sometimes I feel like my addiction is to wasting time. From Wordnik.com. [» Time Management Strocel.com] Reference
Nevertheless, drug addiction is still a very serious problem. From Wordnik.com. [The Narcotic Problem in Canada] Reference
Did any of these former employees ever use the word addiction?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2009] Reference
COOPER: But you hear the word addiction bandied about so much now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 1, 2004] Reference
Of course the level of our oil addiction is also a really bad idea too. From Wordnik.com. [history of technology] Reference
Ha, and then it turns into a "my addiction is nicer than yours!" argument. From Wordnik.com. [Looks Like MOD Can Overrule JSC (and NASA HQ) PAO - NASA Watch] Reference
Heroin addiction destroyed everything except Sam Willetts's talent for poetry. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Willetts: A season in hell] Reference
One of the great benefits of this addiction is that you can always eat the fish. From Wordnik.com. [How Field & Stream Ruined My Life] Reference
… The prevalence of Internet addiction is hard to gauge at the moment, Wieland notes. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Back in the news, Internet addiction] Reference
The one who kicked his heroin addiction by having all his blood transfused in Switzerland. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Kornbluth: Keith Richards Lets It Bleed in 'Life,' 547 Pages of Music And Mayhem] Reference
The destructive power of addiction is explored with haunting accuracy in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. From Wordnik.com. [Flixnjoystix.com! » Randy The Ram Unleashes The Diving Elbow Drop!Bobert Refs THE WRESTLER!] Reference
It turns out the gateway drug for amphetamine addiction is a substance provided by your own brain. From Wordnik.com. [links for 2008-04-13 « Skid Roche] Reference
But addiction is a disease that effects the mind/body/spirit ... and makes the sane become insane. From Wordnik.com. [It Never Ceases to Break My Heart] Reference
Interestingly, unlike Cheever, May is not concerned that frequent use of the word addiction trivializes it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Community members who are working to establish a long-term addiction recovery center in Huntington will meet. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Do we throw the word addiction around too much in this country when we say we're addicted to our cats or our iPods?. From Wordnik.com. [Rachel Kramer Bussel: Exclusive: New York Times Reporter Benoit Denizet-Lewis Talks Addiction, Recovery, Drug Policy, Obama and America Anonymous] Reference
Uh .... let's just leave that oil in that there sand and not stripmine Canada for short-term addiction satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Returning to the United States at 17, he was married and divorced, and he slid into heroin addiction, court records say. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. was told of American's ties to Pakistani militants] Reference
In an interview Kessler made clear he does not use the word addiction for fear of oversimplifying conditioned hypereating. From Wordnik.com. [Darya Pino: Learning to Eat Less: How Understanding Your Brain Can Make You Healthier] Reference
Returning to the United States at 17, he married, divorced and slid into the drug underworld and heroin addiction, court records say. From Wordnik.com. [Before '08 Mumbai attacks, U.S. was warned key figure in plot had terror ties] Reference
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