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addict

a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
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She is the mom of an addict in recovery and the author of the book "Sweat: A Practical Plan for Keeping Your Heart Intact While Loving an Addict.
Can Father's Day be a Happy One When Loving an Addicted Child?
Most of the patients were addicts of hashish, cannabis, heroin, tramadol and alcohol, health officials said.
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A woman sitting near the driver giving money the addict
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He said many parents have also approach him to keep their drug addict kin in the hospital.
J& K parents want addict kids in jail
Afterwards, written informed consent was also taken from each drug addict.
CHILDHOOD NEGLECT AND ABUSE IN ADDICTS AND NON-ADDICTS IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN
If a drug addict does not respond to treatment or is found out to be taking drugs again in the hospital, it is likely that nobody will convince him to continue with his treatment.
Drug rehabilitation centres in Egypt: Struggling to get clean
University of Cambridge scientists have found same abnormalities in the brains of addicts and their non-addicted brothers and sisters.
Brains may be 'hard-wired' for addiction
This simply means what used to satisfy the addict does not anymore.
Is sex addiction real? Do golfer Tiger Woods and the soon-to-be-former husband of Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock, among many others, really have no control over their bedroom antics?
Summary: Journalist sets up organization to help discourage 'wives and children' of addicts from becoming abusers themselves.
Saudi charity to help drug addicts' families
On the other hand, the first question I ask an addict, is whether he really wants to recover.
Eo,e1/4Y[pounds sterling]I treat drug addicts like patients and not murderersEo,e1/4,ao
If an addict is not given proper treatment, he or she may resort to traffickers to obtain the stuff or become a terrorist," he said.
Rehab center refuses to treat three addicts from Baha
Every addict costs the country pounds 50,000 a year.
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