narcomania

narcomania
A pathological craving for or addiction to narcotics or alcohol.

A. S. Sholomovich reported in 1925 that two institutions for child narcotic addicts and eight out-patient clinics for three forms of "narcomania"—alcohol, cocaine, and morphia addictionwere functioning in Moscow.


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  • narcomanía — f. psicol. Deseo incontrolado en la toma de narcóticos (somníferos). Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • narcomania — (n.) 1887, from NARCO (Cf. narco ) + MANIA (Cf. mania) …   Etymology dictionary

  • narcomania — narcomaniac /nahr keuh may nee ak /, n. narcomaniacal /nahr koh meuh nuy euh keuhl/, adj. /nahr keuh may nee euh/, n. Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain. [1885 90; NARCO + MANIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • narcomanía — (Del gr. narke, adormecimiento + mania, pasión.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Inclinación exagerada al consumo de narcóticos. SINÓNIMO narcotismo * * * ► femenino MEDICINA Afición morbosa por los narcóticos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • narcomania — nar·co·ma·nia mā nē ə n an uncontrollable desire for narcotics …   Medical dictionary

  • narcomania — pl.f. narcomanie …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • narcomania — uncontrollable craving for narcotics Manias and Obsessions …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • narcomania — nÉ‘rkÉ™ meɪnɪə / nɑːk n. insanity resulting from drug use; strong desire for pain relieving drugs (Psychiatry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • narcomania — nar·co·mania …   English syllables

  • narcomania — ˌnärkə+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from narc + mania : uncontrollable desire for narcotics …   Useful english dictionary

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