How To Use Addictive In A Sentence

Now, B.C. physicians and a new study from the University of British Columbia say the addictive drug, formally called oxycodone, has hit the westernmost province. Canadian Online Health News
The rush is pure, powerful and addictive. The Sun
While still suffering, the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour.
This weekend Costco was selling flats of perfectly ripe figs. Yesterday I quartered and wrapped them in prosciutto for a quick, easy, and addictively good appetizer. Archive 2008-07-01
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Transfixing and intense, their dark, wine-soaked ballads and lock-tite harmonies are addictive.
The first smash hit of the 2007-2008 Broadway season turned out to be one of the biggest surprises in Broadway history â€ â€œXanadu.â€ People are calling a hilariously reinvented send-up of the 1980â€™s Olivia Newton-John film, this irreverent musical adventure, about following your dreams when others say you shouldnâ€™t, spins along to the addictive original hit film score by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Whoopi Roller Skates ‘Xanadu’
Our attitude to the use of such ‘soft’, non-addictive drugs is changing.
It was that addictive "one more level" Diablo game play and technology tree combined with the dialogue options in Baldur's Gate II. The Horror... The Horror....
But those mots are just the icing on what is essentially a very rich, very filling, very addictive, gooey chocolate cake of a thriller.
It fires its way through first, second and third with a savageness that's terrifyingly addictive.
The idea of nanoloop is to simplify the stepsequencer concept as far as possible while still keeping and hopefully even increasing the gamesome, yet addictive character of loop-based music creation.
These may either be addictive themselves or may reinforce the view that there is a pill for every ill.
When drunk frequently or in large quantities, alcohol is addictive.
For the hard-core gamer, "Tabula Rasa" offers the kind of souped-up eye-candified and, most important, addictive online action that actually gives it a shot at being a "Warcraft"-killer, or at least a "Warcraft"-hurter. Tabula Rasa
An endlessly inventive and incredibly addictive game. Times, Sunday Times
We got immediate feedback from the crowd (always positive), and that got pretty addictive!
My main concern is the fact that some of these young ones are forced into illegal drug activity by addictive parents.
Crack is a highly potent and addictive derivative of cocaine.
Certain non-addictive medications may also be helpful in switching phobic alarms off.
Order the addictively airy gougères, hollow pastry shells scented with cheese, as soon as you sit down.
It's very addictive, a one-key alternative to tabbing your way through a page of results.
The progressive decline in the course of addictive disease follows similar patterns in differing individual sufferers.
Heroin is obtained from morphine and is extremely addictive.
An addictive personality, he is now off the drugs, though he still drinks a bit.
Both cocaine and crack are very addictive - and very, very dangerous.
I have love love loved addictive Lip Venom, and Nordie’s for years and I am bleedin dismayed that they have betrayed me and crossed over to the Crap Side. 'Twilight'-inspired fashion hits Nordstrom | EW.com
One could argue that smoking, by its very nature, is addictive.
Crucially, it provides an account of why humans are so endemically prone to addictive behaviour.
For many, the link between genes and addictive behaviour is the brain. Times, Sunday Times
Appetite suppressants should be totally avoided because they are addictive.
Great storytelling and addictive gameplay make this an enduring classic. Times, Sunday Times
I had the distinct sensation that I was a puppet of an addictive manipulator, that there was a kind of sinister hand which was forcing me in directions that I didn't like.
Any person trying heroin or any addictive drug for the first time knows that it can hook you.
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug.
This ranking system makes for a very addictive brew.
Coffee is addictive in a mild way.
Heroin: Heterocyclic compound, a highly addictive alkaloid derivative of morphine (chemically, it is diacetylmorphine) that makes up a large portion of illicit narcotics traffic.
Crack is a highly addictive form of cocaine.
They have also stated that cannabis is in fact less addictive, and less carcinogenic than the tobacco used to roll the joints.
But uncontrollable temper and an addictive personality frequently had him in trouble with the law. Times, Sunday Times
Don't people who take drugs know about the effects of crystal meth, how addictive it is, about the psychotic effects as well?
Like crack cocaine for the soul, Charlie's Angels delivers shameful, addictive, and no doubt tremendously harmful fun.
However, the synthetic narcotic is itself highly addictive.
Scientists continue to explore the remarkable protective effect of nicotine - the addictive chemical in tobacco - on the brain.
Everyone has his or her favorite hot sauce or special spicy dish, and truly, the heat can be addictive.
Crack is a highly addictive form of cocaine.
Hope and Community, run by Sherman and Rutland addictive medicine doctor Mark Logan, now plans to set up more than one long-term "aftercare" facility for people recently out of jail and for youths recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. RutlandHerald.com
Sedatives and tranquilizers also may help you stop scratching, but your doctor will want to monitor your use of these substances because they can be addictive.
With breakthroughs in biochips and brain imaging on the horizon, it might just be time to invest heavily in better, safer, non-addictive alternatives to today's recreational drugs.
The drug Prialt derived from this cone snail is effectively treating pain, including phantom-limb pain; it's non addictive and the human body does not appear to develop a tolerance. Dr. Reese Halter: Mother Nature's Medicine Cabinet
I had the distinct sensation that I was a puppet of an addictive manipulator, that there was a kind of sinister hand which was forcing me in directions that I didn't like.
The rush of chemicals and hormones is electric and addictive. Times, Sunday Times
This simple physical concept of addictive disease and recovery has an obvious superficial attraction but may be far from the full picture.
The scientific explanation for addictive personality places importance on that fact that the frontal lobes in the brain may underlie impulsivity.
They produced antikamnia medicines containing the coal tar derivative, acetanilid, an anti-fever drug with pain relieving properties somewhat related to paracetamol, but which would be later shown to be a toxic compound not to mention addictive. Boing Boing
For a lay person, inhaled medicines are often linked to smoking or opium inhalation and is, therefore, perceived as addictive.
The result is a book that is as addictive as it is surreal, and dripping with caustic humour. Times, Sunday Times
WHY... is spicy food addictive? The Sun
There is no evidence that stress causes addiction as such although a stressful life event may trigger latent addictive disease.
What this book reminded me of again and again, and to its detriment, was Geoff Ryman's 253, which started out as hypertext and eventually was published. 253 can be both or alternately tedious and addictive, but I generally feel that the writing is better than in 10:01, perhaps because it is less intent on creating various voices, a technique I find cloying unless the writer is a particular sort of ventriloquistic genius. LitBlog Co-Op
Caffeine is addictive and hooks you in the same way as amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
Her classes feel new and fresh and are verging on the addictive. Times, Sunday Times
Although antidepressants are not habit-forming or addictive, abruptly ending an antidepressant can cause withdrawal symptoms or lead to a relapse.
While still suffering, the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour.
Marijuana has few withdrawal effects, and this has given rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive.
Hotels serve international or Czech food, which is hearty and homely and very addictive.
Dr.gs and addictive behaviors "highjack" the brain's reward system, says Dr. Petros Levounis, director of the Addiction Institute of New York at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in Manhattan. dopamine plays a major role in motivation and reward, surging before and during a pleasurable activity -- say, eating or sex -- to make patients want to repeat a behavior that's crucial to the survival of the species. ABC News: ABCNews
Spending money can give you an addictive buzz but is damaging to your wealth. The Sun
Furthermore, because alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals are cross-addictive, we shall probably always have drug addiction as well.
The spiritual riches of a full life are kept from the sufferer while the therapist colludes with the addictive disease itself.
The addictive couple have acquired a new habit... Cuban cigars. The Sun
And for a man who confesses to having an addictive personality, his main vice is now mostly confined to words.
The fourth and final group of addictive substances includes anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS); inhalants like nitrous oxide, amyl nitrate, and solvents; phenyl cyclohexyl piperidine (PCP), which is also known as “Angel Dust”; and Ketamine. Helping the Addict You Love
Politics is addictive.
Like all forms of gambling, day trading was addictive. DOT.CON
Tobacco is a sweet smelling product of the aromatic leaves of the Nicotina plant, but contains carcinogenic and highly addictive substances like nicotine, tar and benzene.
Crack cocaine is a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine, the addictive drug derived from the coca plant and used as a stimulant.
For many, the link between genes and addictive behaviour is the brain. Times, Sunday Times
Until recently, it's been a drug that is relatively safe, popular among teenagers, and distributed mainly by nonviolent amateur dealers who sell the pure, non-addictive version of the drug.
We needed a legitimate industry producing non-addictive social tonics to replace the demand for illegal drugs.
When taken together, these two measurements can help people who engage in addictive behaviors gauge their progression into addiction.
It is also worth noting that there has been no research indicating that sexually related Internet crimes such as cyberstalking are addictive.
For me, track days are addictive in a matter-of-fact sort of way. Times, Sunday Times
It also indirectly affects feel-good chemical dopamine, which helps explain its addictive quality. The Sun
The causal connection between the addictive use and the damaging consequences may be denied.
Not at all, it is habit-forming, which is not to say its addictive. Vault9.net
The learning curve on the complexity and intricacy of each task is sufficiently well judged to be both addictive and achievable.
One batch actually contained amphetamine, which is an addictive drug. Medlogs - Recent stories
In one of more recent vintage, a Philip Morris researcher compares nicotine to cocaine in terms of its addictive properties.
Finally you must learn to cope with the tempting situations that trigger addictive behaviour. The Sun
She had an overwhelming fear of syphilis, and the pattern of her tippling was similar to that with other addictive substances.
This is a superb program highly addictive, beautifully created and often fast and furious.
From the disease model point of view, moderation of addictive behavior is an unrealistic goal for a true addict.
His team are using fruit flies to study the genetics of cocaine and other addictive drugs.
The opening track ‘Ghetto Musick’ jumps from hardcore rave to sauna soul without pausing for breath, a curiously addictive juxtaposition.
While the word addiction may make you think of smoking or alcohol, cocaine or methamphetamine, there are many other things besides these traditional substances that can trigger addictive physiology—things like gambling, sex, food, even playing video games. THE PROGRAM
But once the ominous earmarks of the addictive process begin to appear, a trained counselor can identify the condition years before the final accelerating deteriorative spiral. Celebrity Online News - Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Information and Celebrity Reports. Celebrity RSS Feed Available
Marijuana is addictive because it causes compulsive, uncontrollable drug craving, seeking and use, even in the face of negative health and social consequences.
Not obtaining addictive drugs or collecting prescriptions on behalf of the sufferer.
Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison. Alcohol More Lethal Than Heroin Or Cocaine, Study Finds
Cassata, a bombe filled with hazelnut crème, has the audacity to combine chocolate with ricotta cheese and turns out bizarrely addictive.
Morphine is addictive, constipating and causes respiratory distress; and over time more of it is needed to obtain relief. Dr. Reese Halter: Mother Nature's Medicine Cabinet
As anyone who has experienced addiction will tell you, changing addictive behavior is not an easy thing to do.
Crack is a highly potent and addictive derivative of cocaine.
It delivered an addictive adrenalin rush to spectators and performers. Times, Sunday Times
The types of foods we typically self-identify as potentially addictive are processed "junk" foods high in fat, sugar and salt.
His team are using fruit flies to study the genetics of cocaine and other addictive drugs.
It is a mild stimulant and is potentially addictive, but harmless.
Online communities are especially addictive for children, because it simulates a level of control in their lives that they don't actually have.
She perfectly recreates the idioms and dialects of a certain sort of Manchester, and it was un-put-downable in a slightly addictive, confessional way.
It is the socially approved drug, however, and for a very important reason: it has the edge as a "better" drug in a most significant respect, that its addictive potential is lower than heroin, and for centuries, the majority of people have used it as a mild and sometimes not so mild pleasurable inebriant without dire consequence. Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin
Of course, there is also the parade of endless cartoons, strangely addictive infomercials, public access fiascos and creepy children's programming when the movie selection gets too boring.
Only a truly addictive service, a utility, could command such power. Times, Sunday Times
It also indirectly affects feel-good chemical dopamine, which helps explain its addictive quality. The Sun
This is a striking and visual example of how addictive stimulant use can result in adaptation of very important brain systems which have a direct correlates with behaviour – specifically inattention, impulsivity and compulsivity – and really does underline why we need a much better neurobiological understanding of the processes involved. Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities
More addictive tuneage this time draped with Stipe / Morrisey style vocals and flossed with bitter sweet lyrical interplays and finished off with lashings of tasty summery sounding chopping riffs.
And they happily spent millions on promoting the idea that cannabis was an extremely dangerous, addictive narcotic, that would kill, or drive users insane.
However, pot can be psychologically addictive and therefore habit-forming.
This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug.
She had an overwhelming fear of syphilis, and the pattern of her tippling was similar to that with other addictive substances.
Her raw lyrics and range of styles are hard-hitting and addictive.
They have easier access at much younger ages to all manner of addictive substances, be it hard-core pornography, online gambling, alcohol or casual sex.
Many of our organizations are cesspools of addictive and abusive behavior even as executives espouse otherwise. People harm the spirits of others daily and humanity is lost.
The first episode was exciting, touching and a teeny bit addictive. Times, Sunday Times
The vaccine teaches the immune system to attack nicotine by producing antibodies that neutralise the addictive chemicals before they reach the brain.
This property of addictive desires distorts the phenomenological field of agency in such a way that my powers of reflective self-control are vitiated but not destroyed.
Spooky Spirits is an addictive puzzle game for players of all ages.
For many mildly (or not so mildly) addictive modern commodities, the attraction is itself dangerous.
Crack is a potent, highly addictive form of cocaine.
Many people believe that party pills are non-addictive; but most of them have shown serious side-effects, such as hallucinated vision, spasms, teeth gritting, nausea, sweating, increased heart rate, high BP levels, anxiety, and depression. Xml's Blinklist.com
So, the veggie tacos arrive on two thick house-made tortillas topped with black beans, chunks of ripe avocado, cheese, rice and a totally addictive pineapple salsa; the flat corncake, the arepa, is stuffed with cheese and served with tangy cabbage. At Fruit Bat, a bar menu that's vegan-friendly
This was a show that was original, unique, instantly addictive.
Crack is a highly potent and addictive derivative of cocaine.
Let us assume that you have decided, at least for the time being, to stop or cut back your addictive behavior.
Why did he end up moving on to one of the most damaging and addictive drugs you can take? Times, Sunday Times
Here and there they stand around smoking cigarettes, weed, or sometimes the poorer few inhale a harsh and addictive paint solvent known as mona. Down and Delirious in Mexico City
It's kind of addictive, since it has everything I like about the boardgame, minus all the math…
I'm not an addictive personality, I just like getting high, that's all. Rita Mae Brown
This set of games is horribly addictive.
After all the arguments from media spokespersons who want us to believe their ‘product’ is innocuous, the world is still not flat and nicotine remains addictive.
What is wrong introducing card games such as bridge or canastas into club cultures rather than addictive armless bandits?
As in the Netherlands for many years, attendees at the conference took for granted a sharp distinction between hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine, which are clearly destructive, and relatively non-addictive and visionary substances such as psilocybin, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide, and ayahuasca, as well as marijuana and MDMA (or Ecstasy). Craig K. Comstock: Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat PTSD?
Many patients to whom it will be given will have addictive personalities.
The answer is not sleep medication, or psychotropic medication, as the medications themselves are toxic to the organs, have side-effects, are often addictive and may be a short-term crutch that masks or worsens a long-term health problem. Anne Dunev: What Is Stopping You From Getting A Good Night's Sleep?
An endlessly inventive and incredibly addictive game. Times, Sunday Times
The phantasmal poison frog from Ecuador and Peru, for example, secretes a painkiller called epibatidine that is 200 times more powerful than morphine - and non-addictive.
His diaries record recurrent struggles to understand the enigma of his own personality, his spiritual emptiness and addictiveness.
addictive behavior
As with any addictive substance, there is a reason we get hooked on caffeine in the first place.
The self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders: focus on heroin and cocaine dependence.
New indie hopefuls come up with an addictive track. The Sun
While it may be a welcomed near term euphoric shot in the arm, this is analogous to looking down the road at the high cost (pain factor) to pay/endure as there is analogously from withdrawal from any addictive drug. Protectionism (vis-a-vis Commulism) and the Proposed "Obama ECONALISM (ECONomic SurvivALISM) Plan"
Some tribes have incorporated culture and spirituality in the healing process in hopes that the addict can beat the highly addictive chemical.
Food manufacturers make their profits from converting a small range of cheap processed bulk crops plus lots of additives into addictive, palatable foods. Times, Sunday Times
Some people have an addictive personality.
This unnatural, inorganic, materialistic way of living, coupled with a marked decline in society's moral and ethical standards -- what the French call anomie -- has created a kind of pathology that produces pain and emptiness, for which addictive behavior becomes the primary symptom and consumption the preferred drug of choice. Charles Shaw: Viewing Consumer Culture Through the Lens of Addiction
In fact in between cages of sulphur-crested cockatoos like Snowball, umbrella and citron-crested, Goffin's and Moluccan cockatoos are cockatoos covered with nothing but a fuzzy white down -- like baby chicks -- due to the common nervous, addictive habit of feather plucking. Sure You're Ready for a Dancing Cockatoo like Snowball?
They may well provide insight and help for other behavioural disorders but not for addictive disease as such.
Apparently, being a jerk is as addictive as heroin. Was Jesus a feminist?
Golf can be addictive and time-consuming.
The growing drug abuse among street children in the city gives grave cause for concern, as almost all the children use one or other type of addictive substances, he points out.
It's too easy to spend loads of cash, but also very enjoyable and extremely addictive.
People can make their own choices about whether they smoke - and cigarette smoking is highly addictive.
The parfait had a nice crumbly-soft texture, great for spreading, and the fruit chutney was sharp and sweet and quite addictive.
It's a fun little diversion that gets addictive.
Unlike synthetic sedatives, valerian is not considered addictive.
While still suffering, the negative feeling of fearful projection may result in craving for the addictive substance or behaviour.
There is something slightly addictive about competition. FRIENDS FOR LIFE
They have become attractive targets for gangs who steal their pills, which are then combined with detergent powder and rat poison to make "whoonga" - a highly toxic and addictive street drug. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
There are better puzzle games out there, that offer more absorbing and addictive bouts of rapid, simple fun.
These suggestions were based on evidence that showed that opium was addictive.
Sam is further wedged between the addictive scheming of Felix's bride-to-be Marjorie, and the vengeful counterplotting of his long-jilted mother Gloria.
Many anti-depressants are non-addictive and your doctor will advise you on this.
Whatever the medics and gombeen men would have you believe cannabis, whiskey and wine are psychologically and physically addictive. Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...
He stole an addictive painkiller called Demerol and was given the option of resigning rather than facing court martial, the records say. Inside Trader at Nasdaq Had Drug-Abuse Record
Heroin is highly addictive.
It's that combination of availability, advertising and seductive taste that makes modern food so addictive. Times, Sunday Times
I also know of one instance where cannabis resin was being cut with an addictive substance to ensure that the users all came back to the same vendor and did not go else where.
It's too easy to spend loads of cash, but also very enjoyable and extremely addictive.
Seeing a psychic can be very addictive. The Sun
Obtaining nicotine from gum, lozenge or patch doesn't replace entirely the pleasure of smoking any more than popping a tablet of caffeine—the addictive element in coffee—could equal the pleasure of a fresh-brewed cup of cappuccino. Chew On This: Sticking With Nicotine Gum for the Long Haul
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Psychologists have already determined that computer/games/cellphone type equipment is highly addictive to certain personalities, and, as I noted earlier, instant communications seem to foster a rather wide range of behaviors that are either impolite, unethical, counter-productive, or just plain illegal. Is There A "Tools" Fallacy? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
What the truth is, is that it shows really the obsessiveness, the addictiveness of this kind of eating, the eating in the car, the bingeing, all of which is true.
The gameplay can be a little formulaic and predictable at times, but it's still brilliant fun and completely addictive. Times, Sunday Times
Still more qualified than ever than sarah palin half term governor making around $100,000/year and then dumping her state and people to go make 12 million last year ... apparently palin an addictive college dropout/switcher is more qualified than a Harvard constituitional law professor, and senator .... and you wonder why Democrats think the average Republican is a Dunce!!! Obama tours, praises ethanol plant
Experts claimed using a sunbed could be as addictive as alcohol or cocaine. The Sun
Only a truly addictive service, a utility, could command such power. Times, Sunday Times
The new millennium has brought us new kinds of addictive behaviors, such as those associated with shopping, telecommunications (e.g., "crackberry"), and the Internet, along with new forms of work ( "workaholic"), gambling ( "day-trading"), and sexual addictions. Alex Pattakos: Our Cry For Meaning: Aggression, Addiction, Depression
Lovers come and go, often as far as the altar, but there is little indication of an addictive womaniser.
His team are using fruit flies to study the genetics of cocaine and other addictive drugs.
Homoeopathic medicines are safe, non-toxic, non-addictive and easy to take.
What they also fail to tell you is that there are plenty of non-addictive drugs that stimulate dopamine in the brain.
It's instantly gratifying and extremely addictive. Times, Sunday Times
This may be true, but the pervasive pattern of addictive behavior that finds its way into our economics, our politics, and our interpersonal relationships cannot be just explained away using genetic predeterminism. Charles Shaw: Viewing Consumer Culture Through the Lens of Addiction
Is having an addictive personality an excuse for cheating? The Sun
She had an overwhelming fear of syphilis, and the pattern of her tippling was similar to that with other addictive substances.
We were brought the stuff and told it was completely recreational and non-addictive.
Others ascribe continued support to widespread ignorance of the addictive mentality.

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