heroin addict
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈhɛroʊɪn ˈædɪkt/
- NSFW
:
adicto a la heroína
- I used to be a heroin addict.
I've never even seen a heroin addict or amphetamine addict.
- I've never even seen a heroin addict or amphetamine addict.
- Like for people who are heroin addicts and can't get off heroin, they associate tremendous pleasure with it.
- It's a bit like heroin, and heroin addicts seeking heroin went out and bought what they thought was MPPP.
- I mean, I think of most people think that a heroin addict is a bomb on the street.
- No difference to a a heroin addict shooting up, just taking away that pain.
- Because McDonald's doesn't want to run their commercial on on a a heroin addict, right?
- If a guy's got a heroin addict, let's just say heroin addict, they know right now that they this craton, if they will take those tablets, they have no withdrawal whatsoever.
Examples
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By early 1973, NTA had treated 15,000 heroin addicts, and heroin overdose deaths decreased from 70 in 1970 to 4 in 1973.
Academic text (2009) -
Within two months, we had 2,000 heroin addicts in 20 treatment centers located in all parts of the city.
Academic text (2009) -
So, how does a lawyer become a heroin addict?
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When I worked in the hospital, these men, heroin addicts, would come in with a child.
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My little brother became a heroin addict and my father became an alcoholic.
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In fact, many gang members had older adult relatives who were heroin addicts.
Academic text (2005) -
This was the time where I was a full-blown heroin addict.
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Every day the same thing: the middle-aged heroin addict who ends up with no money for necessities.
Blog text (18) -
USC won't let him in because he's a heroin addict.
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After years of struggle, he finally admitted that he was a heroin addict and sought help.
Synonyms
316
4.3
A person who cannot stop using a drug or activity because they need it
194
8.6
A person who is addicted to illegal drugs, often called in an insulting way
97
3.0
A person who cannot stop using illegal or harmful drugs
86
7.5
A person who regularly takes illegal or addictive drugs
31
3.7
A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs
12
9.2
A person who regularly uses illegal drugs
7
9.8
A person who often uses illegal substances
7
9.9
A person who cannot stop using illegal drugs, often said in an insulting way
5
5.7
A person who regularly uses drugs in a harmful or illegal way
1
9.9
A person who is addicted to illegal drugs
1
9.6
A person who uses illegal drugs and cannot stop
How Addicted
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is addicted to heroin' is directly compositional from 'heroin' (the drug) + 'addict' (a person dependent on a substance). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for describing substance users, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Heroin addict joins heroin (the drug) and addict (someone who cannot stop using something), creating a plain image of a person who is stuck to the drug, so it means 'a person who is addicted to heroin'.