English-Finnish translations for addiction

riippuvuusTodellisuudessa riippuvuus on helvettiä, se tuhoaa. The reality is that addiction is hell, addiction destroys. Euroopan unionissa taloudellamme on riippuvuus, ja tätä riippuvuutta pitävät yllä tuontiöljy ja -kaasu. In the European Union, our economy is addicted, and this addiction is fuelled by imported oil and gas. Tiedämme, että kaikenlainen riippuvuus on epätoivottu ilmiö, joka on kitkettävä pois. In fact, we know that any form of addiction is an unwelcome phenomenon that must be eradicated.
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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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