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How to use the word Addictions in a Sentence?

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We should befeeding their stomachs, nottheir addictions, i guess they feel as though the rest of us can fend for ourselves, I thinkthe real concern here by the Department of Health is, to givethem a little bit of credit,they dont want to spread theCOVID disease... [But] some of these homeless people who are being housed in the hotels specific to this program --that are getting methadone,marijuana, alcohol, some of themare not even COVID positive, butwhat they are trying to do isforce them into self-isolationby feeding these addictions.

Joe Alioto

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We know that it's a big deal from all of the studies that have been done about the high-potency marijuana that is today's product... we are seeing a spike in marijuana illnesses and addictions.

David Smith

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Large amounts of high-quality, low-cost heroin and fentanyl are contributing to a record number of overdose deaths and life-threatening addictions nationwide, to address this, in the last few months, the Little Rock field office and the FBI, in collaboration with its partners, have arrested 45 individuals who were directly involved in the sale and distribution of opioids, including heroin and fentanyl.

Scott Reinhardt

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Johnson & Johnson will finally be held accountable for thousands of deaths and addictions caused by their actions.

Mike Hunter

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I suffer from a complex stew of mental health conditions - dark places, depression, anxiety, addictions.

Mark Rypien

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Corruption should be regarded a disorder just like any other addictions

KIZZA RONALD

added by kizzaronald
5 years ago

We met after a bad mushroom trip, she asked for help and her therapist and another person had both said to call Mike Bayer. That was the beginning of our journey, from her history, struggling with addictions, cutting, eating disorder, and then now, getting to the other side of it where it’s about empowerment, advocacy, how to change the world.

New Touching Video Bayer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

In drug users we must promote therapy and improve access to therapy to treat addictions as well as increasing access to hepatitis C treatment for people with both infections, although most people are likely to start treatment soon after diagnosis of HIV, this will only result in improved survival overall if the problems of late diagnosis and treatment access are addressed.

Adam Trickey

Found on CNN
6 years ago

(W)hile challenging, mental health issues can actually make relationships stronger. When addictions or mental health issues exist in the context of a romantic relationship, the couple must learn to set boundaries, communicate painful truths, and tolerate the often imperfect process of recovery."

Paul Hokemeyer

added by anonymous
7 years ago

The most significant and destructive characteristic of addictions is that they occur in isolation

Paul Hokemeyer

added by anonymous
7 years ago

In contrast to those seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addictions, people who suffer from sexual addictions face more obstacles to getting effective care. These include the controversy surrounding the disorder’s existence that prevents treatment from being covered by insurance, the shame and guilt that keeps the people who suffer from asking for help and the scarcity of competent clinicians who can treat it.

Paul Hokemeyer

added by anonymous
7 years ago

Patients who suffer from sexual addictions enter treatment paralyzed by shame and humiliation. They describe themselves as “evil” and “defective.” They desperately want to be liberated from the crush of their destructive behavior, but can’t get out from under it’s demoralizing weight

Paul Hokemeyer

added by anonymous
7 years ago

The reason I am most attracted to this role and wanted to do it is because I am fascinated with the idea of a son becoming a parent to his mother, this woman has a lot of issues like agoraphobia. She has some addictions. She has some mental health issues. I am also loving getting to walk that line with a little bit of humor but also the real situation. To me it all just felt right.

Kristin Chenoweth

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We have watched folks on national television talk race, gender and sex, relationships, addictions, and engage in all kinds of behavior, including Charlie Sheen leading up to his HIV-positive announcement, this is why he is being hailed on social media for coming forth. Because as wild and dysfunctional as Charlie's life has been, he really is us, and we are him.

Kevin Powell

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I can be a pig four times a year, every holiday, I know it's candy, and I have my addictions.

Tom Cardamone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The fundamental dilemma is to distinguish those people who are mad because of their addictions versus those people who are simply bad and are using their addictions as part of self-gratification rather than self-medication, so there's a fundamental distinction.

Harold Bursztajn

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The thing about heaviness is you can't do a 12-step program, you have to eat, (Loving to eat) is one of the worst addictions.

Ron Jeremy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We are meant to be addicted to God, but we develop secondary addictions that temporarily appear to fix our problem.

Edward M. Berckman

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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