How to Use addiction in a Sentence

addiction

noun

• He has a drug addiction.
• His life has been ruined by heroin addiction.
• He devotes his summers to his surfing addiction.
• The son’s addiction and drug use are not character flaws, but symptoms.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• On the other hand, tea made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and overdose, doctors said.
  — David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
• Especially in that era when the understanding of addiction was less accepted and talked about.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
• Ronan is the first to admit that an introspective drama about overcoming addiction isn’t the most commercial prospect in an ever-shifting film landscape.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
• The town of Española, N.M., has struggled with drug addiction for generations.
  — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
• However, Brown and Whitney also dealt with addiction, alcoholism and marital strife.
  — Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
• Released in 1987, the track tackled the perils of drug addiction at a time when the crack-cocaine epidemic was exploding in the U.S.
  — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2023
• And a lot of us in our own lives have been touched by addiction.
  — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
• The money made risking his life in the ring went to feed his addiction.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• The city was once hailed for its response to addiction.
  — Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 23 May 2024
• His addiction takes the form of a sentient cloud of smoke voiced, no kidding, by George C. Scott.
  — Vulture, 13 June 2023
• In court, Alderete blamed his crimes on a fentanyl addiction.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
• And — to be clear — some people are just wired this way, even without addiction’s pull.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
• According to the claim, Rios lost custody of the siblings around 2015 due to drug addiction.
  — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
• After many years in the throes of heroin addiction, Forbes is now four years sober and has twice been named employee of the month.
  — Erika Fry, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
• Williams had been open about his struggles with drug addiction.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Cooper first got sober at 29 years old and has been open about his past addiction struggles.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• My mom was struggling with drugs and addiction, so we were taken away.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• At first glance these women don’t seem like the faces of Oregon’s addiction crisis.
  — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
• But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
• Meanwhile, some addiction treatment providers are eager to use the funds to plug gaps in services.
  — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
• In Vanessa’s case, that person was a childhood friend, herself in the throes of addiction.
  — David Ovalle, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Brill has been open about the fact that the show takes a toll on him, due to its parallels to his own struggles with addiction and his own messy divorce.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 June 2024
• Thousands more in the region have been touched by the scourge of addiction, which is where Botteicher comes in.
  — Sarah Boden, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
• Beau Mann was the founder of Sober Grid, an app meant to help support people in recovery for addiction.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• Albert later had a drug addiction and died from leukemia.
  — Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• Caitlin has a dark past too, alluding to a struggle with addiction.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024