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When wanting becomes needing, and the off switch quietly files for resignation.
means Compulsively dependent on a substance or activity despite knowing it's causing harm.
from From Latin addictus, one assigned to another as a slave or debtor by Roman court order — you literally belonged to the thing you owed.
Roman lawA debtor handed over to his creditor.
Brain wiringHijacks dopamine pathways built for survival rewards.
Not just chemicalBehaviors like gambling addict the same circuits.