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If a person has an addiction, their body sends out signals that they must continue to take or take more of a certain a drug or similar substance. These signals cause a desire for the drug that is very, very strong, and it can make people do things that they would not normally do just to get it. Addiction is something that can ruin people's lives. Some drugs cause addiction, but most drugs that people take as medicine do not.
Certain drugs that doctors give patients for serious pain can cause addiction. Doctors are very careful now not to allow people to stay on these kinds of drugs for a long time.Seth's grandfather has tried to stop smoking cigarettes, but he says he can't. He says he has an addiction that started when he was young.- synonyms:
- habit
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