The phrase "a simple addiction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a straightforward or uncomplicated form of addiction, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "For some, social media is just a simple addiction that takes up too much of their time."
Alternatives: "a basic dependency" or "an uncomplicated habit".
The reason is simple: Addiction doesn't make otherwise harmless people into violent predators.
Numerical studies presented in more detail in 'A simple form of drug addiction for resistant cell-lines' in Appendix 1 show that under dose-dependent costs, a drug treatment only applied when the number of non-resistant cells exceeds the number of resistant cells (e.g., a metronomic therapy [ Fischer et al., 2015]) leads to slower long-term tumour growth than does a constant therapy.
Gupta points out that the most important tool for addressing addiction is a simple conversation: patients need to be open with their care providers, working with them on an effective pain management plan and addressing warning signs of addiction promptly.
It's a simple, gradual move from the addiction of the bottle, to the enjoyment of the bottle.
Actually accomplishing this can be quite the challenge, but it's completely possible with a simple, three-step method for kicking addiction.
But, like many people struggling with addiction, compulsive behavior or a simple bad habit, he is at a loss to explain his inability to stop.
While it's not as simple as having a single "addiction gene," years of research shows children of addicts like me are predisposed to the same path, thanks to a spiderweb of genes and polymorphisms, or genetic variations, that can change how we react to substances, how likely we are to become dependent, how vulnerable we are to relapse.
You probably have some idea how much approval addiction impacts you, but here's a simple way to test it.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06266.028 To explore the possible effects of drug addiction on tumour growth, we propose a simple modification of the fitness function.
Casual gamers might be lured by online subscriptions to simple, nonviolent addictions like Tetris and Bejeweled, for a couple of bucks a month each.
