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• Uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as a drug or alcohol.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  addiction. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  addiction. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "addiction." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction.

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