Definition of white plague White plague
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| white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) | ||
| drug addiction | ||
| dependance, dependence, habituation, addiction, dependency the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | ||
| narcotic a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction | ||
| alcohol addiction, alcoholism, inebriation, drunkenness habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | ||
| cocaine addiction an addiction to cocaine | ||
| heroin addiction an addiction to heroin | ||
| caffein addiction an addiction to caffein | ||
| white plague - involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | ||
| pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease | ||
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