I hesitate because this sounds self-promoting, but in my MG fantasy, FINDERS KEEPERS, the MC and his mother are both able to sense the presence of a certain kind of valuable stone. Touching it eventually produces addiction, and the mother is at that point.
It's traditional, pre-industrial fantasy, so it may not be what you're looking for.
Actually, another example is in one of John Flanagan's Ranger novels in which the MC, Will, becomes addicted to a drug. I can't remember which one. ETA: It's THE ICEBOUND LAND, book 3 in the series.