Sentence examples for developing an addiction from inspiring English sources

Becoming addicted to these new drugs would be akin to developing an addiction to corn.

They are not developing an addiction.

Mr. Hoffman, the actor, stars as a man whose wife has committed suicide; he deals with it by developing an addiction to sniffing gasoline.

Miller later said that the criticism and resulting stress led to him developing an addiction to "purple drank", a combination of codeine and promethazine.

Prescription pain medication addiction is a national problem; people dealing with chronic pain often are at risk of developing an addiction.

David Williams The Observer wine writer As someone with expensive tastes in wine and whisky (professional hazard) and cheese (just plain greed), I've been wary of developing an addiction to posh 'bean to bar' chocolate.

Anyone, he said, can develop an addiction.

He also developed an addiction to GHB, a powerful sedative.

By mid-2002, Krane had developed an addiction, and in early 2003 he stopped advising Saban.

Could she have developed an addiction to painkilling drugs over the years?

These areas are home to thousands of people who first developed an addiction to prescription pills.