English-German translations for addiction

Abhängigkeitdie
Ja, wir müssen uns von unserer Abhängigkeit von fossiler Energie und gefährlichen Energien befreien. Yes, we need to break our addiction to fossil-based energy and hazardous energy. Abhängigkeit, medizinische Probleme, soziales Elend, Missbrauch - all dies ist hinlänglich bekannt. Addiction, medical problems, social misery, abuse, all these things are well known. Das erhöht die Gefahr einer Abhängigkeit besonders für Jugendliche. It increases the risk of addiction, especially for young people.
SuchtdieDie Realität sieht so aus, dass Sucht die Hölle ist; Sucht ist zerstörerisch. The reality is that addiction is hell, addiction destroys. Wie kommt man am besten von der Sucht los? What is the best way of overcoming addiction? Die europäischen Regierungen profitieren also von der Sucht ihrer Bürger. So European governments benefit from their citizens' addiction.

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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