HHHMMMM appears we're both correct.
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At 05:24 PM 6/23/2006, Bryan Savage wrote:
>Skip,
>
>From:
>http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=addiction
>
>Medical Dictionary
>One entry found for addiction.
>Main Entry: ad7dic7tion
>Pronunciation: schwa-primarystressdik-shschwan
>Function: noun
>: compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance
>(as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized
>by tolerance and by well-defined
>physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use
>of a substance known by the user to be
>physically, psychologically, or socially harmful
>-- compare HABITUATION
>
>Bryan
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