Antonyms for addiction
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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. Jeff Sessions:

   I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store, educating people and telling them the terrible truth about drugs and addiction will result in better choices. We can reduce the use of drugs, save lives and turn back the surge in crime that inevitably follows in the wake of increased drug abuse.

2. Henry Spiller:

   You'd be hiding under a rock if you didn't realize there's a big opioid crisis going on, and this is one of the treatments for that addiction, a number of these programs are trying to expand to accommodate a lot of these opiate-addicted patients, so I would expect to see more of this.

3. Matthew Willey:

   From depression or addiction, to climate change to plastic pollution in the ocean, to systemic racism, it is our choice to separate all these interconnected problems out into fragments that makes them harder to solve, a bee is always considering the welfare of her hive. She is wired that way. But humans are wired for choice. So we must choose to see how connected all our problems are.

4. Donald Trump:

   We will give people struggling with addiction access to the help they need, i would dramatically expand access to treatment slots.

5. Josh Hawley:

   Big tech has embraced a business model of addiction. Too much of the' innovation' in this space is designed not to create better products, but to capture more attention by using psychological tricks that make it difficult to look away, this legislation will put an end to that and encourage true innovation by tech companies.

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