drug habit
Substance use disorder
A drug habit is a pattern of regular drug use that has become difficult to stop.
The term suggests dependency without necessarily implying full addiction—someone with a drug habit uses consistently enough that stopping would be uncomfortable or challenging.
His drug habit started with painkillers after the surgery.
The phrase often appears in contexts of cost: supporting a drug habit, feeding a drug habit.
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- relapseReturn to former illness
- dependencyState of needing support
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- jonesingCraving intensely, often addictively
tolerance · fiending · chasing the dragon · substance abuse · rituals · stash · withdrawal · stigma · addiction · detoxification · secrecy · self-medication · denial · opioids · triggers · harm reduction · needle exchange · rehab
- dependencedepend, depend on, dependency, rely, need
- addictionaddiction, substance abuse, substance dependency, substance use disorder, alcoholism
drug habitsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · clean living · recovery · drug-free · teetotalism
drug habithealthy lifestyle
Habits promoting physical wellbeing
clean living · wellness · healthy habits · self-care · clean bill of health
drug habitself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
self-mastery · freedom · autonomy · willpower · discipline
habit, drug, drugs, habits, habitual, prohibit, drugged, prohibited, inhibition