drug addict

[druhg ad-ikt]

noun

Sometimes Offensive.

1. a person who is addicted to a chemical substance, especially a narcotic.

drug addict

noun

1. any person who is abnormally dependent on narcotic drugs See addiction

Sensitive Note

See addict.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drug addict¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

I was not supposed to be a drug addict.

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"They were drug addicts. If it expires, they might go back there, and here they are reformed."

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Ben's family believe that different treatment and support for drug addicts could have helped him.

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Chris, meanwhile, struggles with the strained relationship he has with his mother, who is a drug addict.

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It’s like, I guess that’s what drug addicts do ... it’s hard to explain the exact feeling.

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Related Words

• addict 
• drug user www.thesaurus.com
• substance abuser www.thesaurus.com
• user