Definition: A consuming or intense desire; a yearning As related to alcoholism, the desire for more and more alcohol after the consumption of one drink
Hunger for drugs It is caused by drug-induced changes that occur in the brain with the development of addiction and arises from a need of the brain to maintain a state of homeostasis that includes the presence of the drug
A strong need or compulsion that will not stop until the addict/alcoholic obtains their drug of choice
A strong desire to engage in a behavior or consume a substance, such as alcohol or tobacco, which appears, in part, to occur through the conditioning of physical dependence on environmental cues associated with the behavior