The phrase "developing addiction" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, you could say, "The young man was unaware of his developing addiction to alcohol."
And athletes are at high risk of developing addiction because of their risk-taking personalities".
To fashion himself a Wall Street Everyman, Polk assembles from his early years a series of instructive and often harrowing set pieces that prefigure his developing addiction.
A Columbia study in rats helps explain why an early exposure to alcohol can increase a person's vulnerability to developing addiction to cocaine.
While Volkow of the institute on drug abuse doesn't agree with Alexander that developing addiction medications is a fruitless enterprise, she does say that a positive and nurturing environment, particularly during childhood and adolescence, is a strong protector against addiction.
"We might be able to identify individuals at early times in their lives that may be prone to developing addiction," he says.
Habitual users are more susceptible to experiencing chronic, long-term effects of marijuana, including withdrawal symptoms and developing addiction to the drug (Ashton [2001]; Hall and Degenhardt [2009]; Karila et al. [2014]; Lee et al. [2014]).
Clarence 13X told his followers to avoid developing addictions but that drug use was not inherently wrong.
Moffatt says older people may be developing addictions after being prescribed sedatives, whereas it seems likely teenagers are using them recreationally.
Other abuse survivors coped by dropping out of school, by developing addictions, by becoming homeless, or by prostituting themselves, ending up in prison.
Research suggests that the availability of social stimulation may play a role in using and developing addictions to substances.
They relate the tale of a horrifically dysfunctional family: doctor David, his wealthy wife Eleanor, and their child Patrick, who is raped by David and develops addiction problems.
