Narcomania
[nahr-kuh-mey-nee-uh] /ˌnɑr kəˈmeɪ ni ə/
noun
1.
Psychiatry. abnormal craving for a drug to deaden pain.
noun
a passion or craving for narcotic drugs
Word Origin
narco(tic) + mania
n.
1887, from narco- + mania.
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