narcomania

English - Turkish

Definition of narcomania in English Turkish dictionary

narkotik tiryakiliği

(Tıp) Uyuşturucu madde iptilası, narkomani

English - English

Definition of narcomania in English English dictionary

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 addiction—were functioning in Moscow.

{i} insanity resulting from drug use; strong desire for pain relieving drugs (Psychiatry)

Hyphenation

nar·co·ma·ni·a

Etymology

() Reportedly coined by Dr. Norman S. Kerr in his book Inebriety (1865).