chemical dependencynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl dɪˈpen.dəns.i/us/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl dɪˈpen.dən.si/specializedthe condition of being addicted to drugs or alcohol
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Addiction
- -aholic
- -oholic
- addicted
- addictive
- alcoholism
- alky
- be a slave to sth idiom
- compulsive
- cure
- detoxification
- dipsomania
- dipsomaniac
- drunk
- drunkard
- dry out
- kick
- pledge
- the DTs
- wean sb off sth
- withdrawal symptoms
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