dopesick
Needing a fix
Dopesick describes the state of withdrawal from opioids or other addictive drugs—the sweating, nausea, pain, and desperate craving that come when an addict's body lacks its expected dose.
He was dopesick and shaking, willing to do anything for a fix.
The term gained wider recognition through coverage of the American opioid epidemic.
Illegal addictive opiate
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- oxycodonePowerful prescription pain reliever
- hydrocodoneOpioid pain reliever
codeine · methadone · buprenorphine · naltrexone · naloxone · suboxone · painkillers · prescription
State of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relapseReturn to former illness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
recovery · substance · abuse · intervention · therapy · habituation · enabler · sobriety
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
diarrhea · insomnia · restlessness · fever · aches · cramps · chills · agitation
Sustained experience of distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
- despairTotal absence of hope
- hopelessnessState without hope
helplessness · anxiety · depression · isolation · loneliness · desperation · panic · torment
Strong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- desperationUtter loss of hope
need · hunger · jonesing · fiending · longing · itch · hankering · preoccupation
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- oxycodonePowerful prescription pain reliever
hydrocodone · codeine · methadone · buprenorphine · naltrexone · naloxone · suboxone · painkillers · prescription · narcotics
dependence
State of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relapseReturn to former illness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
detoxification · recovery · substance · abuse · intervention · therapy · habituation · enabler · sobriety · abstinence
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
shivering · diarrhea · insomnia · restlessness · fever · aches · cramps · chills · agitation · fatigue
suffering
Sustained experience of distress
hopelessness · helplessness · anxiety · depression · isolation · loneliness · desperation · panic · torment · distress
urge
Strong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
desperation · need · hunger · jonesing · fiending · longing · itch · hankering · preoccupation · anticipation