English-Portuguese translations for addiction

vícioPortanto, os governos europeus lucram com o vício dos seus cidadãos. So European governments benefit from their citizens' addiction. Lembrem-se que o tabaco é um vício tremendo e que os fumadores precisam de toda a nossa ajuda e apoio para lhe porem fim. Remember that tobacco is a terrible addiction and smokers need all our help and support to kick the habit. por escrito. - (EN) Mais de meio milhão de cidadãos da UE morrem todos os anos devido ao vício do tabaco. in writing. - Over half a million EU citizens die every year due to tobacco 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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