morphinism

British

/ ˈmɔːfɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

morphine addiction

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His theory: morphinism is due to too much adrenalin in the system; insulin counteracts adrenalin.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have the catacombs and a queer old professor sighing after idealism, and Leo XIII, with the unearthly face among the saints, and the advice to return to the prayer-book, and the libel on the decadent who dies of morphinism after confessing and taking the sacrament—that is, after repenting of his errors in the name of the Church.

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