as in addictions
a physiological need for certain drugs
that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe
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Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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addictions
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Their own addictions to meth persisted for years, outlasting the lives of both their father and grandfather.—
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Some assume that addictions or mental health struggles lead to people being on the streets, says Randal Hitt, the vice president of unsheltered services at Roof Above.—
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“Joneses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joneses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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