Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "addict" ita ce:(noun) mutumin da ya kamu da wani abu ko wani aiki. don zama abin sha'awa ga wani abu ko aiki.Addiction yana nufin yanayin dogara ga wani abu ko aiki, kamar kwayoyi, barasa, caca, ko wasan bidiyo. Mai shan taba shine wanda ya haɓaka buƙatu na tilastawa, rashin kulawa ga abu ko aiki, kuma waɗanda ke fuskantar mummunan sakamako sakamakon jarabar su.