Unable to stop doing or using something, even though it might be harmful; strongly dependent on or devoted to something.
From Latin 'addictus' (assigned or handed over), derived from 'adicere' (to give to). Originally a legal term for enslaved people, it metaphorically came to mean being enslaved to a habit or substance.
The word 'addicted' literally meant 'enslaved' in Latin—that historical weight makes sense because addiction actually changes your brain chemistry, making escape harder than just willpower alone.
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