addicted

adjective

ad·dict·ed ə-ˈdik-təd

: having an addiction:

: exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity

addicted to heroin/alcohol/gambling

addicted smokers

: strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

I'm addicted to great tomatoes, so I started two French varieties from seed and gave fully a third of my garden to them.—

Chris Jerome

Like Sherlock Holmes, Maigret is perceived by addicted readers as a historical figure rather than a creature of fiction …—

Mavis Gallant

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David, a former college baseball player, had become addicted to painkillers after returning home to Leavenworth. —

Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 The point is that AI is right now considered addicted to data (not in any sentient manner). —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Hunter was convicted of violating a federal law that bars people illegally using or addicted to drugs from buying guns, and of failing to pay his taxes. —

Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 The number of people addicted to alcohol in the United States is 14 times more than those addicted to opioids. —

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