Addiction and Madness

Addiction

Addiction noun - A physiological need for certain drugs.

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Madness and addiction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Madness" instead a noun "Addiction".

Nearby Words: addicted, addict, addicting, addictive

Madness noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.

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Addiction and madness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Addiction" instead a noun "Madness".

Nearby Word: mad

complete	complete addiction	complete madness
true	true addiction	true madness
actual	actual addiction	actual madness
extreme	extreme addiction	extreme madness
Other adjectives: horrible, permanent, mental, widespread, apparent, growing, subsequent, resulting, genetic, full-on.

While he does so with nightmarish competence, his heart isn't in it, and the conflict with his better instincts drives him to drug addiction and near madness.

Source: Anti Villain / Live-Action TV
In Poharex there's the Blue Fruit, which grow only in a certain valley, and cause addiction, madness, and eventually paralysis.

Source: Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables
G-Rated Drug: The drug-fueled, hallucination-laden madness that is Naked Lunch (the film, at least) revolves around Lee's addiction to... extermination powder?

Source: Film / Naked Lunch

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