drug-addled
Substance-clouded in mind
Drug-addled describes someone whose mental faculties have been impaired or confused by drug use.
The term suggests a muddled, foggy state of mind rather than acute intoxication—someone who has used drugs so much that their thinking has become permanently or semi-permanently scrambled.
The drug-addled musician couldn't remember his own lyrics.
It carries a judgmental tone, implying that the person's condition is self-inflicted and pitiable.
Lacking logical connection
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- confusedUnable to understand
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
- stuporSuspended sensibility
haze · foggy · glazed · rambling · unfocused · muddled · delirious · erratic
incoherent
Lacking logical connection
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- confusedUnable to understand
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
stupor · haze · foggy · glazed · rambling · unfocused · muddled · delirious · erratic · unsteady
strung-out
Exhausted from substance abuse
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
- dependentRequiring outside support
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
wasted · tweaking · craving · withdrawal · habit · overdose · relapse · rehabilitation · detox · needle
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
- rehabAddiction treatment program
downfall · paparazzi · stardom · Hollywood · troubled · spiral · trainwreck · infamous · career · overdose