Definition

1. Noun:
   • Addiction; the state of being addicted: Refers to a compulsive, chronic physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, such as drugs or alcohol. It implies a severe and destructive dependency.
   • The condition of being an addict: Describes the state or life of a person who is addicted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta đã sa vào con đường nghiện ngập. (He fell into a life of addiction.)
  • Tệ nạn nghiện ngập đang hủy hoại cộng đồng. (The scourge of addiction is destroying the community.)
  • Vì nghiện ngập, anh ấy đã mất hết tài sản. (Because of his addiction, he lost all his property.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nghiện ngập" strongly connotes a severe, all-consuming, and socially destructive dependency. It is often used in formal or journalistic contexts to discuss the broader social problem of substance abuse, rather than a minor habit.
• It can be used metaphorically in a hyperbolic sense for non-substance dependencies, though this is less common (e.g., – addicted to video games), emphasizing an extreme and negative level of engagement.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghiện (v/n): to be addicted; addiction. This is the root word and is more general, applicable to both substances and behaviors (e.g., – addicted to cigarettes, – shopaholic).
• Nghiện hút (n): specifically refers to addiction to smoking substances, especially illicit drugs.
• Nghiện rượu (n): alcoholism; addiction to alcohol.
• Cai nghiện (v): to detox; to undergo rehabilitation to overcome addiction.

Synonyms

• Addiction: the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.
• Dependency: a state of reliance on a particular substance.
• Substance abuse: the excessive use of a drug in a way that is detrimental to self, society, or both.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Sa vào vòng nghiện ngập: to fall into the cycle/trap of addiction.
  • Cậu thanh niên ấy đã sa vào vòng nghiện ngập từ năm 18 tuổi. (That young man fell into the cycle of addiction at age 18.)
• Chết vì nghiện ngập: to die from addiction.
  • Nhiều người đã chết vì nghiện ngập. (Many people have died from addiction.)

1. Be an opium ađict
   • Vì nghiện ngập đâm ra mất cả tư cách con người
     To lose one's human dignity bacause of opium addiction