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drug addict

[druhg ad-ikt] / ˈdrʌg ˌæd ɪkt /


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Queer with Daniel Craig playing a gay drug addict, and the Maria Callas biopic Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as the celebrated Greek soprano did not get any awards.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2024

The Deluge stars both the people trying to save the world and the ones wrecking it: a scientist, an advertising strategist, a math genius, a drug addict, politicians, activists, and right-wing authoritarians.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2023

Would you remove the mug shot of a former drug addict who turned her life around and now counsels other drug users?

From Slate Feb. 16, 2021

"Not everyone that is homeless is an alcoholic or a drug addict — some just have fallen on very hard times," said Westside Costa Mesa resident Shirley McDaniels.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2018

“I’m not a drug addict, you pipsqueak,” I say.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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