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Discover LudwigThe phrase "addiction to control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a compulsive need to exert power or influence over situations or people.
Example: "Her addiction to control often led to conflicts in her relationships, as she struggled to let others make decisions."
Alternatives: "compulsion for control" or "obsession with control".
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Doing this means squabbling bureaucrats and regulators ending their addiction to control.
Its aversion to wasteful spending is still exceeded by its addiction to control, however inefficiently administered from Whitehall.
Our capability is brimming with surprise and mystery, our addiction to control is not.
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Residents should be able to identify prescription drug abuse and have the skills to communicate with patients about either the lack of benefit from the controlled substance or apparent harm (e.g,, the possible diagnosis of addiction) to controlled substances.
Globally, 37percentt of pathological gamblers reported having anxiety disorders, while studies on internet addiction (mostly in Asian countries) find that anxiety prevalence is more than two times higher in people with internet addiction compared to control groups.
It can and will be one's demise if the addiction is allowed to control your actions.
The first symptom of addiction starts with a strong desire to smoke, followed by nicotine abstinence, which leads to smoking more and more often until you eventually become a daily smoker with an addiction and problems to control the smoking [ 29].
Similarly, physicians are rewarded throughout their careers for the pursuit of excellence, yet their determination to attain the unreachable "perfection" may promote behaviors that are then admonished as work addiction, the need to control all aspects of their work, or obsessive compulsivity [ 13].
On the other hand, "innovation through acquisition is an addiction that's hard to control [because] you keep looking for someone else to solve your product development problems".
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is treatment for addiction that includes medication to control cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
The year 1995 was chosen as the cutoff because it was the same year that the national government began to crack down on heroin addiction as a means to control HIV spread.
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