nicotine addiction

collocation in English

meaningsofnicotineandaddiction

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nicotine
noun[U]
uk
/ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/us
/ˈnɪk.ə.t̬iːn/
a poisonous chemical, found in tobacco, that ...
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addiction
uk
/əˈdɪk.ʃən/us
/əˈdɪk.ʃən/
an inability to stop doing or using something, especially ...
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(Definition ofnicotineandaddictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tobacco companies target young people fornicotineaddictionlong before the victims reach adulthood.
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Experience has shown that a policy of high prices is not an effective method of combatingnicotineaddiction.
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It comes also from medicine and science, which have shown the damage done by smoking andnicotineaddiction.
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Nicotineaddictionfrom chewing tobacco can lead to cigarette smoking with its huge risk of cancer, heart disease and other deadly health problems.
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I endorsed this ban with conviction: tobacco advertisements are directed mainly at young people in the knowledge thatnicotineaddictionmostly takes hold in youth.
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We need to protect children againstnicotineaddictionbecause of their exposure to such products.
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It takes a lot more than that eventually to get people offnicotineaddiction.
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There is no need to repeat all the evidence that tobacco is dirty and dangerous and that children should be protected againstnicotineaddiction.
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To sell cigarettes to such children is to entice them along the path ofnicotineaddiction.
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I steadily progressed to a seriousnicotineaddictionthat took a great deal to lose.
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Nicotineaddictionis a complex matter.
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We shall give consideration to that issue and also to the suggestion that in the labelling of tobacco products reference should be made tonicotineaddiction.
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I especially welcome the plan of action to curenicotineaddiction, which has been known about for 40 years but whose existence has been consistently denied.
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Hisnicotineaddiction, love of smoking, and occasional attempts to quit became a recurring theme in his act throughout his later years.
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Professional smoking cessation support methods generally endeavour to address bothnicotineaddictionand nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
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People understand the harms of anicotineaddictionbut are not willing to take the steps to getting better on their own.
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A study has screened 2000 participants representing more than 600 families of smokers and examined different genes showing linkage tonicotineaddiction.
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It is being investigated as a potential treatment fornicotineaddiction, to assist smoking cessation.
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In one recent case, serendipitous relief of symptoms was noted from treatment with varenicline, a treatment fornicotineaddiction.
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