druggie
Habitual substance user
A druggie is an informal, usually disparaging term for someone who habitually uses illegal drugs or is addicted to them.
The word carries connotations of irresponsibility or being strung out: A couple of druggies were hanging around the parking lot.
It's less clinical than "addict" and more dismissive, often used to distance the speaker from the person described.
Compulsive dependent
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
- userOne who operates something
- substancePhysical material with mass
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
dependence · craving · withdrawal · tolerance · overdose · relapse · habit · fix
Chronic occupational depletion
- stonerHabitual marijuana smoker
- potheadHabitual cannabis smoker
- crackheadCocaine addict, specifically rock
- tweakerMethamphetamine abuser
dopehead · pillhead · fiend · dope · wasted · blitzed · zonked · fried
One who sells goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- possessionState of owning
- bustFailure or sculpture
- arrestSeize by law
narcotics · contraband · stash · mule · cartel · smuggling · underworld · felony
Fixed oversimplified notion
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
marginalization · ostracism · misconception · prejudice · criminalization · social exclusion · disgrace · stigmatized
Regaining what was lost
- rehabAddiction treatment program
- detoxSubstance removal process
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
clean · sober · 12-step · sponsor · intervention · outpatient · inpatient · counseling
addict
Compulsive dependent
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
- userOne who operates something
- substancePhysical material with mass
abuse · dependence · craving · withdrawal · tolerance · overdose · relapse · habit · fix · needle
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- stonerHabitual marijuana smoker
- potheadHabitual cannabis smoker
- crackheadCocaine addict, specifically rock
tweaker · dopehead · pillhead · fiend · dope · wasted · blitzed · zonked · fried · spun
dealer
One who sells goods
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- possessionState of owning
- bustFailure or sculpture
arrest · narcotics · contraband · stash · mule · cartel · smuggling · underworld · felony · informant
stereotype
Fixed oversimplified notion
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
labeling · marginalization · ostracism · misconception · prejudice · criminalization · social exclusion · disgrace · stigmatized · outcast
recovery
Regaining what was lost
sobriety · clean · sober · 12-step · sponsor · intervention · outpatient · inpatient · counseling · therapy
druggieteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · nonuser · nonaddict · clean · straight edge
druggiesquare
Rhombus with right angles
straight arrow · straight-laced · clean-cut · goody-goody · health nut
- drugged drivingOperating vehicle under influence