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• A chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite serious adverse consequences, and by long-lasting changes in the brain.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  addiction. (n.d.). NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  addiction. www.drugabuse.gov. NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "addiction." NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/addiction.

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