And all this comes with no danger of overdoses or induction of a physical dependence!

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But there is no suggestion that games are addictive in the sense that they create physical dependence in their players.

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If the panel's advice is adopted by FDA, it would put hydrocodone on par with prescription painkillers like oxycodone, morphine, and methadone -- drugs with high abuse potential that can lead to severe physical dependence.

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The researchers also assessed both groups with questionnaires designed to determine physical and behavioral dependence on cigarettes.

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Krebs was mining a conceptual shift, one in which our dependence on the Internet and networked computers had turned code into the DNA of physical infrastructure.

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