addiction studies
- noun
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estudios de adicción
- The university offers a range of courses in addiction studies that explore the psychological and societal impacts of addiction.
Examples
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After that training, Sam was enrolled in drug addiction studies.
Fiction book (2001) -
She decided to pursue a degree in addiction studies to understand the complexities of substance abuse.
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As part of her research, she examined the latest findings in addiction studies, focusing on treatment and prevention methods.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes the academic field that studies addiction and is directly compositional: 'addiction' (the subject) + 'studies' (a branch of knowledge). The 'X studies' pattern is a common, regular way to name academic disciplines (e.g., 'gender studies', 'media studies'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Addiction studies paints a simple picture: researchers watch and talk to people with strong habits that are hard to stop. Because addiction names those hard-to-stop habits and studies means careful research, the phrase means 'the study of addiction at universities'.
