diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
index 9774021210c..ddd78b2018f 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
@@ -299,10 +299,7 @@
 			if(R.addiction_stage < 5)
 				if(prob(5))
 					R.addiction_stage++
-			if(M.reagents.has_reagent(R.id))
-				R.last_addiction_dose = world.timeofday
-				R.addiction_stage = 1
-			else
+			if(world.timeofday > R.last_addiction_dose) //time check so addiction act doesn't play over and over. Allows incremental dosages to work.
 				switch(R.addiction_stage)
 					if(1)
 						update_flags |= R.addiction_act_stage1(M)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
index 26dfa2d815f..4271b26ba17 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents.dm
@@ -54,15 +54,9 @@
 
 		if(method == REAGENT_INGEST) //Yes, even Xenos can get addicted to drugs.
 			var/can_become_addicted = M.reagents.reaction_check(M, src)
-
 			if(can_become_addicted)
 				if(is_type_in_list(src, M.reagents.addiction_list))
-					to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>You feel slightly better, but for how long?</span>")
-					for(var/A in M.reagents.addiction_list)
-						var/datum/reagent/AD = A
-						if(AD && istype(AD, src))
-							AD.last_addiction_dose = world.timeofday
-							AD.addiction_stage = 1
+					to_chat(M, "<span class='notice'>You feel slightly better, but for how long?</span>") //sate_addiction handles this now, but kept this for the feed back.
 		return TRUE
 
 /datum/reagent/proc/reaction_obj(obj/O, volume)
@@ -76,6 +70,7 @@
 	var/total_depletion_rate = metabolization_rate * M.metabolism_efficiency * M.digestion_ratio // Cache it
 
 	handle_addiction(M, total_depletion_rate)
+	sate_addiction(M)
 
 	holder.remove_reagent(id, total_depletion_rate) //By default it slowly disappears.
 	return STATUS_UPDATE_NONE
@@ -91,6 +86,14 @@
 			new_reagent.last_addiction_dose = world.timeofday
 			M.reagents.addiction_list.Add(new_reagent)
 
+/datum/reagent/proc/sate_addiction(mob/living/M) //reagents sate their own withdrawals
+	if(is_type_in_list(src, M.reagents.addiction_list))
+		for(var/A in M.reagents.addiction_list)
+			var/datum/reagent/AD = A
+			if(AD && istype(AD, src))
+				AD.last_addiction_dose = world.timeofday
+				AD.addiction_stage = 1
+
 /datum/reagent/proc/on_mob_death(mob/living/M)	//use this to have chems have a "death-triggered" effect
 	return