A single-word adjective relating to addictivity
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I need an adjective which means roughly 'of a tendency to cause physical dependence' that can be applied to drugs. 'Addictive' or the like won't work because it doesn't distinguish between physical and psychological dependence. I need an adjective that relates specifically to the quality of a chemical substance to produce physical dependence. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I've gotten some fantastic answers, and thank you guys for the assistance, but this isn't quite what I'm looking for. I need an adjective, not a noun. While I prefer the adjective to be a single word, it doesn't have to be, but I do need an adjective for this one. The prior two responses have each been nouns or noun phrases.
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I need an adjective which means roughly 'of a tendency to cause physical dependence' that can be applied to drugs. 'Addictive' or the like won't work because it doesn't distinguish between physical and psychological dependence. I need an adjective that relates specifically to the quality of a chemical substance to produce physical dependence. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I've gotten some fantastic answers, and thank you guys for the assistance, but this isn't quite what I'm looking for. I need an adjective, not a noun. While I prefer the adjective to be a single word, it doesn't have to be, but I do need an adjective for this one. The prior two responses have each been nouns or noun phrases.
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Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago
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I need an adjective which means roughly 'of a tendency to cause physical dependence' that can be applied to drugs. 'Addictive' or the like won't work because it doesn't distinguish between physical and psychological dependence. I need an adjective that relates specifically to the quality of a chemical substance to produce physical dependence. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
EDIT:
I've gotten some fantastic answers, and thank you guys for the assistance, but this isn't quite what I'm looking for. I need an adjective, not a noun. While I prefer the adjective to be a single word, it doesn't have to be, but I do need an adjective for this one. The prior two responses have each been nouns or noun phrases.
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I need an adjective which means roughly 'of a tendency to cause physical dependence' that can be applied to drugs. 'Addictive' or the like won't work because it doesn't distinguish between physical and psychological dependence. I need an adjective that relates specifically to the quality of a chemical substance to produce physical dependence. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I've gotten some fantastic answers, and thank you guys for the assistance, but this isn't quite what I'm looking for. I need an adjective, not a noun. While I prefer the adjective to be a single word, it doesn't have to be, but I do need an adjective for this one. The prior two responses have each been nouns or noun phrases.
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Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago
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Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago
Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago
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This can be described as the dependence potential of a substance, which can be used to distinguish between physical and psychological dependence.
For example:
Testing Drugs for Physical Dependence Potential and Abuse Liability, NIDA Research 1984
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
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"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
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Drugs that cause physical dependence are said to be "drugs of abuse". Such drugs frequently lead to addiction and, more often than not, physical dependence.
"Addictive" is a commonly used adjective, as in "the five most addictive drugs are cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, and methamphetamine" 5 Most Addictive Drugs
Although it is possible to become physically dependent on a substance without being addicted, addiction is the usual pathway to dependence. Therefore, the most addictive drugs are usually the ones that result in physical dependence.
- An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started: tobacco is highly addictive.
When people use the term “dependence,” they are usually referring to a physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
Addiction is marked by a change in behavior caused by the biochemical changes in the brain after continued substance abuse. Substance use becomes the main priority of the addict, regardless of the harm they may cause to themselves or others. An addiction causes people to act irrationally when they don’t have the substance they are addicted to in their system. Addiction Center
Addiction encompasses both a mental and physical reliance on a given substance.
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Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
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This can be described as the dependence potential of a substance, which can be used to distinguish between physical and psychological dependence.
For example:
Testing Drugs for Physical Dependence Potential and Abuse Liability, NIDA Research 1984
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
add a comment |
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This can be described as the dependence potential of a substance, which can be used to distinguish between physical and psychological dependence.
For example:
Testing Drugs for Physical Dependence Potential and Abuse Liability, NIDA Research 1984
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
add a comment |
up vote
0
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up vote
0
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This can be described as the dependence potential of a substance, which can be used to distinguish between physical and psychological dependence.
For example:
Testing Drugs for Physical Dependence Potential and Abuse Liability, NIDA Research 1984
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
This can be described as the dependence potential of a substance, which can be used to distinguish between physical and psychological dependence.
For example:
Testing Drugs for Physical Dependence Potential and Abuse Liability, NIDA Research 1984
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
answered 1 hour ago
A Gibb
1194
1194
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
add a comment |
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
"Physical dependence potential" is a noun phrase, though. The word or phrase for which I'm looking, on the other hand, can be applied uniformly to nouns, specifically chemical substances. If I was intending to use your suggested phrase, I would need to formulate the sentence in the following respect: "Drugs of high physical dependence potential..." See? I had to add "of" to the noun phrase to make it an adjectival phrase. I'd like a word or phrase which can be used like this: "x drugs are drugs of a high physical dependence potential..." with x being the target word or phrase.
– Sam
11 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Perhaps some of the concepts and definitions laid out in the link I provided might help? Starting from page 3 the authors outline the problem you've faced using "addictive" and the terminology they decided upon.
– A Gibb
4 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
Or would "physically addictive drugs" suit your needs?
– A Gibb
2 mins ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
"Physically addictive" or even "physically-addictive" was my planned fall-back, though I was hoping there was a more chemically, biologically, or medically common phrase for this one. It seems now that there is probably no such word or phrase in common enough usage to be better than the alternative.
– Sam
24 secs ago
add a comment |
up vote
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Drugs that cause physical dependence are said to be "drugs of abuse". Such drugs frequently lead to addiction and, more often than not, physical dependence.
"Addictive" is a commonly used adjective, as in "the five most addictive drugs are cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, and methamphetamine" 5 Most Addictive Drugs
Although it is possible to become physically dependent on a substance without being addicted, addiction is the usual pathway to dependence. Therefore, the most addictive drugs are usually the ones that result in physical dependence.
- An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started: tobacco is highly addictive.
When people use the term “dependence,” they are usually referring to a physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
Addiction is marked by a change in behavior caused by the biochemical changes in the brain after continued substance abuse. Substance use becomes the main priority of the addict, regardless of the harm they may cause to themselves or others. An addiction causes people to act irrationally when they don’t have the substance they are addicted to in their system. Addiction Center
Addiction encompasses both a mental and physical reliance on a given substance.
answered 55 mins ago
Centaurus
37.6k27120242
Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Drugs that cause physical dependence are said to be "drugs of abuse". Such drugs frequently lead to addiction and, more often than not, physical dependence.
"Addictive" is a commonly used adjective, as in "the five most addictive drugs are cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, and methamphetamine" 5 Most Addictive Drugs
Although it is possible to become physically dependent on a substance without being addicted, addiction is the usual pathway to dependence. Therefore, the most addictive drugs are usually the ones that result in physical dependence.
- An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started: tobacco is highly addictive.
When people use the term “dependence,” they are usually referring to a physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
Addiction is marked by a change in behavior caused by the biochemical changes in the brain after continued substance abuse. Substance use becomes the main priority of the addict, regardless of the harm they may cause to themselves or others. An addiction causes people to act irrationally when they don’t have the substance they are addicted to in their system. Addiction Center
Addiction encompasses both a mental and physical reliance on a given substance.
answered 55 mins ago
Centaurus
37.6k27120242
Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Drugs that cause physical dependence are said to be "drugs of abuse". Such drugs frequently lead to addiction and, more often than not, physical dependence.
"Addictive" is a commonly used adjective, as in "the five most addictive drugs are cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, and methamphetamine" 5 Most Addictive Drugs
Although it is possible to become physically dependent on a substance without being addicted, addiction is the usual pathway to dependence. Therefore, the most addictive drugs are usually the ones that result in physical dependence.
- An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started: tobacco is highly addictive.
When people use the term “dependence,” they are usually referring to a physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
Addiction is marked by a change in behavior caused by the biochemical changes in the brain after continued substance abuse. Substance use becomes the main priority of the addict, regardless of the harm they may cause to themselves or others. An addiction causes people to act irrationally when they don’t have the substance they are addicted to in their system. Addiction Center
Addiction encompasses both a mental and physical reliance on a given substance.
answered 55 mins ago
Centaurus
37.6k27120242
Drugs that cause physical dependence are said to be "drugs of abuse". Such drugs frequently lead to addiction and, more often than not, physical dependence.
"Addictive" is a commonly used adjective, as in "the five most addictive drugs are cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine, and methamphetamine" 5 Most Addictive Drugs
Although it is possible to become physically dependent on a substance without being addicted, addiction is the usual pathway to dependence. Therefore, the most addictive drugs are usually the ones that result in physical dependence.
- An addictive drug is one that you cannot stop taking once you have started: tobacco is highly addictive.
When people use the term “dependence,” they are usually referring to a physical dependence on a substance. Dependence is characterized by the symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal.
Addiction is marked by a change in behavior caused by the biochemical changes in the brain after continued substance abuse. Substance use becomes the main priority of the addict, regardless of the harm they may cause to themselves or others. An addiction causes people to act irrationally when they don’t have the substance they are addicted to in their system. Addiction Center
Addiction encompasses both a mental and physical reliance on a given substance.
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answered 55 mins ago
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answered 55 mins ago
Centaurus
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answered 55 mins ago
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Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
add a comment |
Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
Thank you for taking the time to respond, but as I said in the post, "Addictive" is not the word for which I'm looking. Take, for example, drugs like THC and Nicotine. There is no evidence for a discontinuation syndrome or any other forms of physical addiction in THC, yet ~11% of users are addicts. Likewise, Nicotine is also addictive, but it has a tendency to produce physical addiction, including a discontinuation syndrome. I'm looking for a word which describes that nature of a substance which is likely to cause physical dependency, not addiction, which can be physiological or psychological.
– Sam
16 mins ago
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Potential can be used as an adjective. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potential
– A Gibb
20 mins ago
Did you look up 'addictive' in a thesaurus for nearby alternatives? 'habit-forming' was the first one.
– Mitch
4 mins ago
I did look at thesaurus.com's selection. None of their synonyms (they didn't have many) made the important distinction between physiological and psychological dependence.
– Sam
3 mins ago