English-Czech translations for addiction

návykPamatujme na to, že tabák způsobuje otřesný návyk a kuřáci potřebují naši pomoc a podporu, aby se ho zbavili. Remember that tobacco is a terrible addiction and smokers need all our help and support to kick the habit.
závislostMusíme být obezřetní, abychom nenahradili naši závislost na ropě novou závislostí na subvencích. We must be careful not to replace our addiction to oil with a new addiction to subsidies. Závislost na hazardních hrách je právě nyní závažným problémem. Addiction to gambling is a major problem right now. Závislost, zdravotní potíže, sociální utrpení, zneužívání, všechny tyto jevy dobře známe. Addiction, medical problems, social misery, abuse, all these things are well known.

A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.Angres DH, Bettinardi-Angres K . "The disease of addiction: origins, treatment, and recovery". Dis Mon 54 : 696–721. doi:10.1016/j.disamonth.2008.07.002. pmid:18790142.Malenka RC, Nestler EJ, Hyman SE . "Chapter 15: Reinforcement and Addictive Disorders". In Sydor A, Brown RY. Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience . New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. pp. 364–365, 375. . "The defining feature of addiction is compulsive, out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences. ...compulsive eating, shopping, gambling, and sex–so-called “natural addictions”– Indeed, addiction to both drugs and behavioral rewards may arise from similar dysregulation of the mesolimbic dopamine system."
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma

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