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By that the Archbishop in this play was observing that the King was inclined to activities that reinforced his own vanity.
 
By that the Archbishop in this play was observing that the King was inclined to activities that reinforced his own vanity.
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Around the beginning of the 20th century the word "addict" switched from an adjective to a noun, to refer primarily to drug dependency.<ref>https://www.northpointrecovery.com/blog/slave-addiction-origins-word/</ref>  Fully 10% of [[American]]s have suffered from drug addiction in their lives (some estimates go as high as 20%),<ref>https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/01/04/samhsa-announces-national-survey-drug-use-health-results-detailing-mental-illness-substance-use-levels-2021.html#:~:text=Drug%20Use%20and%20Substance%20Use,drugs%20in%20the%20past%20year.</ref> and nearly all Americans have suffered from that or other types of addition.
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Around the beginning of the 20th century the word "addict" switched from an adjective to a noun, to refer primarily to drug dependency.<ref>https://www.northpointrecovery.com/blog/slave-addiction-origins-word/</ref>  Fully 10% of [[American]]s have suffered from drug addiction in their lives (some estimates go as high as 20%),<ref>https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/01/04/samhsa-announces-national-survey-drug-use-health-results-detailing-mental-illness-substance-use-levels-2021.html#:~:text=Drug%20Use%20and%20Substance%20Use,drugs%20in%20the%20past%20year.</ref> and nearly all Americans have suffered from that or other types of addiction.
 
== Latin and Greek roots==
 
== Latin and Greek roots==
 
The Latin root is most commonly cited as the origin for "addiction": "addictus" (its past tense is addicere).
 
The Latin root is most commonly cited as the origin for "addiction": "addictus" (its past tense is addicere).
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