The phrase "addicted to drinking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has a compulsive need for alcohol consumption.
Example: "After years of struggling with his addiction, he finally admitted that he was addicted to drinking and sought help."
Alternatives: "dependent on alcohol" or "hooked on drinking".
I'm not an alcoholic – by which I mean I can go many days without a drink and don't sit drooling in a shop doorway when I can't – but I love red wine and am addicted to drinking it on the days I do.
It involves a town once dependent on coal mining trying to make a comeback (foolishly) with cattle ranching; a sheriff up for re-election; one family bent on vengeance, another with deep emotional rifts; a revival meeting; and the title character's tragic flaw: he's addicted to drinking blood.
In the past, stars of the TLC show have been addicted to drinking gasoline, smelling Pine-Sol and smelling doll heads.
The episode "On the Head of a Pin" reveals that she is feeding Sam her demonic blood to boost his powers, and by "The Rapture", he has become addicted to drinking her blood.
This is one of the most popular beer gardens in a city that is addicted to drinking in the open air, even when the weather doesn't merit it.
You can say I am somewhat addict to drinking pepsi, coca cola etc, but as a result of that I have put on around 10 pounds within a year.
(Editor's note. Can men can be (a) similarly addicted to eating (drinking?) sperm; (b) similarly addicted to vaginal secretions?
Brian Taylor, 45, is reportedly addicted to sniffing and drinking gasoline, and has a history of "attacking petrol pumps, obtaining petrol and consuming it," according to prosecutors.
You don't have to be addicted to wanking, or drinking Vitamin Water, or smack: anything you are trying to overcome, you can do it, with relentless Fiddy-style mind-over-matter positivity.
In the flash sequences, Jack is shown to be depressed, bearded, heavily drinking and addicted to Oxycodone.
"I'm not addicted to going out or drinking or smoking.
