6B part II addiction

withdrawal symptoms

the painful or unpleasant feelings someone has after they have stopped taking a drug that they were dependent on

wean somebody off/from something

to make someone gradually stop doing something you disapprove of

cold turkey

an unpleasant physical condition suffered by people who stop taking a drug that they are addicted to

fanatic

someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much

nicotine patch

a small piece of material containing nicotine which you stick on your skin to help you stop smoking

counselling

advice and support given by a counsellor to someone with problems, usually after talking to them

to have a relapse

to become ill again after you have seemed to improve

can't help doing sth

used to say that someone is unable to change their behaviour or feelings, or to prevent themselves from doing something

be hooked on sth

if you are hooked on a drug, you feel a strong need for it and you cannot stop taking it; if you are hooked on something, you enjoy it very much and you want to do it as often as possible

be obsessed with something

if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else – used to show disapproval