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addict
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ad·dict (dkt)
n.
One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity.
addict (ad´ikt),
n an individual who has developed physiologic or psychologic dependence on a chemical such as alcohol or other drugs.
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An ingredient in tobacco, acetaldehyde, probably works with nicotine in addicting adolescents, in particular, to tobacco.
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