This phrase is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express that something has become an addiction or that something is gradually turning into an addiction. For example: "Drinking coffee in the morning has gradually developed into an addiction."
Whereas some neurobiological theories suggest that these processes become dissociated when drug use develops into an addiction (i.e., "liking" becomes weaker, whereas "wanting" becomes exaggerated; e.g., Robinson & Berridge, 1993), other theories suggest that there is a linear relationship between these two processes (i.e., both "liking" and "wanting" increase equally; e.g., Koob & Le Moal, 1997).
Some researchers, the survey notes, have theorized that this natural response can develop into an unhealthy reward signal, therefore causing a disordered addiction.
The drugs don't develop into an addiction/recovery narrative; the promiscuity does not lead Marie either to a violent end or an epiphany.
She will not develop into an adult.
His daughter, Caroline Christensenn), an honors student, has been using cocaine and heroin which gradually develops into a drug addiction after her boyfriend Seth (Grace) introduces her to free-basing heroin.
He'll develop into a nice player".
This could possibly develop into a phobia.
In a 2011 survey of UK school children, the prevalence of regular smoking among 15-year-olds was 11% 1. Determining modifiable causes of smoking initiation in adolescence and how initial smoking habits develop into chronic addiction is important for prevention strategies.
Neuroscientific evidence accumulated in recent decades indicates that adolescence is the time of life when drug use is most likely to develop into addiction.
He has developed into an awesome batsman".
