addict to

addict (one) to (something)

To become, or cause someone else to become, dependent on a particular substance or thing. That first use of cocaine addicted me to it. So many people have addicted themselves to caffeine.
See also: addict
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

addict someone to something

to cause someone to become habituated to something, usually alcohol or some another drug. The hospital personnel were thought to have addicted John to morphine. She ended up addicting herself to the substance.
See also: addict
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • addict
  • addict (one) to (something)
  • get (one's) back up
  • get back up
  • get someone's back up
  • get/put somebody's back up
  • have (one's) back up
  • have back up
  • Irish
  • get (one's) Irish up
References in periodicals archive
A single mistake of tasting drug like the forbidden fruit of heaven takes the addict to a level of no-recovery - no way to come back to real world.
Drug addiction: Hidden atrocity against society
"Although this law recognises the rights of drug addicts, it has actually increased the incidence of addiction, since treatment options cannot be forced," he says, adding that, according to the law, even once admitted, the hospital's administration cannot oblige an addict to continue his or her treatment if he or she decides to leave.
Drug rehabilitation centres in Egypt: Struggling to get clean
* Lying for the addict to employers, law enforcement officers, family members, etc.
* Allowing the addict to steal from them without creating and enforcing consequences.
Erasing misconceptions about enabling
Howard Roberts, Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, told the Association of Chief Police Officers' conference on drugs it would cost pounds 12,000 a year for each addict to be treated this way.
Police chief proposes heroin on the NHS
Howard Roberts, deputy chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, told the Association of Chief Police Officers conference on drugs it would cost pounds 12,000 a year for each addict to be treated this way.
Prescribing heroin would reduce crime, says officer
One drugs expert estimated that it now takes almost a year for an addict to receive detox treatment.
IRISH JUNKIES FLOCK TO UK DETOX CLINICS
Moreover, such compounds could make it easier for an addict to quit the drug, he says.
Mutant mice resist morphine's appeal. (Addiction)
This moves them into the disease system while enabling the addict to continue in his disease.
The Addictive Organization
It calls for all parties involved in the addict's recovery to list who, where, and what is allowable for the addict to experience, and what should be strictly avoided.
The Family Factor: a form of enabling in the addict's natural support system can advance genuine recovery
Which of these factors is not cited as a motivator for the addict to gravitate to the family?
Continuing education quiz