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narcomania

American

[nahr-kuh-mey-nee-uh] / ˌnɑr kəˈmeɪ ni ə /

noun

Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.

Other Word Forms

narcomaniac noun
narcomaniacal adjective

Etymology

Origin of narcomania

First recorded in 1885–90; narco- + -mania

Example Sentences

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Max Daly, an expert on drug consumption and the author of Narcomania, tweeted: “Blaming Ross Ulbricht for people overdosing on drugs bought from Silk Road is like blaming peanut farmers for people dying of nut allergies.”

From The Guardian

N. Inebriety or Narcomania; its etiology, pathology, treatment and jurisprudence.

From Project Gutenberg

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