addicts
They can't quit
Addicts is the plural of addict, a noun designating people who are dependent on a particular substance or activity and cannot easily stop.
The word most commonly applies to those dependent on drugs or alcohol, but extends to behavioral dependencies: gambling addicts, social media addicts.
The verb addict, pronounced with stress on the second syllable, means to cause someone to become dependent: The pharmaceutical company knew its product would addict patients.
More often the passive form appears: He became addicted to painkillers after surgery.
Act of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- relapseReturn to former illness
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
craving · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · tolerance · intervention · methadone · narcotics
Passionate adherents
- fanaticsObsessive believers
- junkiesPeople with dependencies
- buffsKeen hobbyist followers
- aficionadosArdent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
fiends · freaks · nuts · obsessives · enthusiasts · connoisseurs · diehards · collectors
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- relapseReturn to former illness
overdose · craving · recovery · sobriety · abstinence · tolerance · intervention · methadone · narcotics · opioid
devotees
Passionate adherents
aficionados · fiends · freaks · nuts · obsessives · enthusiasts · connoisseurs · diehards · collectors · hobbyists
- addictsjunkies, junkie, user, users, abuser
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- bad influenceswrong crowd, peer pressure, bad habits, enablers, manipulators
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- devoteesdevotee, devotees, adherent, adherents, follower
- internet usersusers, browsers, surfers, daily users, power users
addictsabstainers
Those who forgo indulgence
teetotalers · non-users · casual users · social drinkers · moderates
addictsdabblers
Those who engage superficially
dilettantes · casual users · hobbyists · novices · tourists
addictsdetractors
People who criticize
avoiders · abstainers · haters · rejectors · critics
- drug addictPerson dependent on substances
- digital addictionCompulsive device overuse
- drug addictionCompulsive need for intoxicants
- gambling addictionUncontrollable urge to wager
- sexual addictionCompulsive erotic behavior disorder
- phone addictionCompulsive device use
addiction, addict, addicted, addictive, addicting, nonaddictive