Craving is defined as a strong desire to engage in a behavior or consume a substance , like alcohol or tobacco, which appears, in part, to occur through the conditioning of physical dependence on environmental cues associated with the behavior. It is likewise a term which has been variously defined in reference to drug use; typically a strong or intense desire to use a drug.

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