Sentence examples for acknowledged addiction from inspiring English sources

Health issues (as well as her acknowledged addiction to cigarette smoking) prevented her from singing professionally for more than 30 years, but she returned to Broadway in 2001 (having made her bow there in 1953) in the musical Follies and again the following year in a revival of Cabaret.

And leaders of most other major denominations, including some teetotaling Baptists, have acknowledged addiction problems among clergy and the laity alike.

Acknowledging addiction and being open about the need for help is an incredibly courageous move.

"When asked to rank their dependence on the iPhone on a scale of one to five fiveve being addicted and one being not at all addicted – 10percentt of the students acknowledged full addiction to the device, 34percentt ranked themselves as a four on the scale, and only 6percentt said they weren't addicted at all".

In 2003, he acknowledged an addiction to painkillers and entered a rehabilitation center.

Those senior officers acknowledged that addiction to medications was a problem, but denied that Army doctors relied too heavily on drugs.

Shortly after the Fords returned to private life in California, she acknowledged her addiction to painkillers and alcohol, after an emotional confrontation with her family.

Mr. Limbaugh recently acknowledged his addiction, stemming from severe back pain, and took a five-week leave from his syndicated radio show to enter a rehabilitation program.

This spring, she finally acknowledged her addiction and, with her parents' help, enrolled at reSTART.

His career has been marked by his turbulent family background and volatile personality: his father, Ronald O'Sullivan Sr, served 17 years for murder, while O'Sullivan himself acknowledged severe addictions to drink and drugs, and "retired" for a year from professional snooker in 2012.

While acknowledging that addiction does induce compulsive behavior, Dr. Heyman says that addicts still retain a degree of volition, as evidenced by the many who stop using drugs.