Antonyms for addiction
əˈdɪk ʃənad·dic·tion

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1. • Craving

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1. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, dependency

2. addictionnoun

   an abnormally strong craving

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

3. addictionnoun

   (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master

   "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

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1. commitment

   addiction implies a lack of control, while commitment means one is choosing to lead their life in a certain way.

   my addiction had control over my life. my commitments are how i took it back.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2020  

How to use addiction in a sentence?

1. Keith Kinsman:

   It’s absolutely a good idea if you or someone you know is struggling [ with addiction ], you should get naloxone and attend training on how to use it, people say it enables [ drug ] use, but the only thing it enables is breathing. People who are ‘ dope-sick ’ ca n’t recover if they die, and recovery is absolutely more possible now than ever before.

2. Christopher Adzia:

   Our program really is looking at adolescent brain development, addiction on a brain level.

3. Lynn Webster:

   If the focus is mostly on reducing prescribing and treating addiction, the outcomes will not be as successful as they hope, we are already seeing, in many parts of the country, that methamphetamine overdose deaths exceed the number of opioid-related overdose deaths. This is happening because the disease of addiction is not about the drug. It is about the person and their environment.

4. Joe Parks:

   Were going to see an uptick of suicide and addiction, and we better be ready for it, youre going to see a variation in how sophisticated the response is, and in this situation, leadership matters.

5. Melanie Stansbury:

   To address Albuquerque's crime problem, we have to invest in public safety, we need to be reforming policing in the city, and we need to be investing in the underlying causes of crime like addiction and behavioral health.

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