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drug addict

noun as in person addicted to narcotics

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He was an on-and-off drug addict and sometimes a criminal; he was a collector of switchblades and vintage Disney T-shirts.

Last year, Jared Leto portrayed drug addict and HIV patient Rayon in the movie Dallas Buyers Club to critical acclaim.

You can feel compassion for the victim of discrimination or the victim of Typhoon Haiyan or for a drug addict.

I'm not sure I was quite with you guys—not sure Brody seems like the drug addict type.

In an interview in June, Ferreira told Billboard, "Yeah, I do go out, but I'm not a drug addict by any means."

The streets were almost deserted, except for some prowler or desperation-driven drug addict.

He had known it, but, like a drug addict, he had refused to admit it.

He became a professional gambler, and almost became a drug addict.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drug addict, such as: addict, drug user, substance abuser, user, burnout, and junkie.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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