junkie
One who craves
A junkie is slang for a drug addict, originally a heroin user (from junk meaning heroin): He's been a junkie for years.
The word extends to anyone obsessive about something: a news junkie, a coffee junkie.
The addiction sense remains primary and carries negative connotations.
Slang for addict
- userOne who operates something
- doperSubstance abuser
- stonerHabitual marijuana smoker
- potheadHabitual cannabis smoker
crackhead · tweaker · pillhead · acidhead · dopehead · burnout · cokehead · hophead
Illegal addictive opiate
- cocaineAddictive stimulant narcotic
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- syringeMedical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
fix · high · dealer · narcotics · amphetamine · substance · abuse · shooting up
Overly zealous person
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- addictCompulsive dependent
fiend · nut · freak · obsessive · superfan · geek · nerd · hound
Repair or solution
- urgeStrong inner drive
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- itchUrge to scratch
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
compulsion · need · desperation · obsession · hankering · thirst · ache · longing
Recovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
relapse · intervention · 12-step · sponsor · clean time · sober living · support group · abstinence
druggie
Slang for addict
pothead · crackhead · tweaker · pillhead · acidhead · dopehead · burnout · cokehead · hophead · fiend
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
needle · fix · high · dealer · narcotics · amphetamine · substance · abuse · shooting up · track marks
fanatic
Overly zealous person
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
addict · fiend · nut · freak · obsessive · superfan · geek · nerd · hound · maniac
fix
Repair or solution
yearning · compulsion · need · desperation · obsession · hankering · thirst · ache · longing · jonesing
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
- withdrawalAct of taking away
sobriety · relapse · intervention · 12-step · sponsor · clean time · sober living · support group · abstinence · therapy
- addictsaddicts, addict, drug addict, drug addicts, user
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- oddballsoddball, eccentric, weirdo, freak, misfit
- hobbyist levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, advanced, expert
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
junkienonaddict
One without dependency
nonuser · teetotaler · abstainer · casual user · moderate
- junk foodLow-nutrition processed snacks
- junk mailUnsolicited commercial correspondence
- piece of junkWorthless or broken thing
- junk scienceFaulty claims dressed as research
- junk drawerStorage for homeless objects
- hunk of junkUseless piece of garbage
junk, junkyard, junky, junket, junker, junkies, junkets, junkman, junketing