heroin addict
Opiate substance abuser
A heroin addict is someone physically and psychologically dependent on heroin, a powerful opioid.
The term is straightforward but increasingly disfavored in clinical and public health contexts, where "person with opioid use disorder" aims to reduce stigma.
In everyday speech, heroin addict remains common: His brother was a heroin addict for years before getting clean.
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
- dope fiendHabitual drug user
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- needle exchangeSafe injection supply service
- fixRepair or solution
track marks · withdrawal · cold turkey · overdose · opiate · veins · shooting gallery · shooting up · strung out · spoon · nod · on the nod · dope sick · rehab · detox · pusher · dealer · craving
heroin addictteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · non-user · straight edge · casual user · recreational user
heroin addictcasual user
Infrequent, non-expert participant
recreational user · square · pillar of the community · experimenter · innocent
heroin addictpillar of the community
Respected local leader
health nut · athlete · monk · ascetic
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