smackhead
Intravenous drug user
A smackhead is British slang for a heroin addict.
Smack is slang for heroin, and the -head suffix indicates habitual use, as in pothead or crackhead.
The term is derogatory: Some smackhead broke into my car looking for stuff to sell.
Person with compulsive dependency
- druggieSlang for addict
- dope fiendHabitual drug user
- userOne who operates something
- addictCompulsive dependent
junk · doper · gear head · horse rider · jacker · hype · hophead · mainliner
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
compulsion · habituation · substance abuse · overdose · detox · rehab · suboxone · naloxone
Person with compulsive dependency
- loserDefeated competitor
- deadbeatPerson avoiding owed payments
- scumSurface residue or lowlifes
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
degenerate · outcast · reject · criminal · stigmatized · stereotyped · shamed · judged
Pointed implement for sewing
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- shooting upRising or injecting rapidly
- chasing the dragonInhaling vaporized heroin
- tarFile bundling utility
horse · nodding · mainline · fix · track marks · rush · dope sick · cold turkey
Without a dwelling
- unemployedWithout a job
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- vulnerableOpen to attack
isolated · desperate · suffering · survival · struggle · rock bottom · broken · hopeless
Recovery from injury/addiction
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
12-step · intervention · support group · sponsor · clean · sober · recovery house · relapse prevention
junkie
Person with compulsive dependency
- druggieSlang for addict
- dope fiendHabitual drug user
- userOne who operates something
addict · junk · doper · gear head · horse rider · jacker · hype · hophead · mainliner · jabber
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- relapseReturn to former illness
tolerance · compulsion · habituation · substance abuse · overdose · detox · rehab · suboxone · naloxone · clean time
junkie
Person with compulsive dependency
waste · degenerate · outcast · reject · criminal · stigmatized · stereotyped · shamed · judged · ostracized
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- shooting upRising or injecting rapidly
- chasing the dragonInhaling vaporized heroin
tar · horse · nodding · mainline · fix · track marks · rush · dope sick · cold turkey · tourniquet
homeless
Without a dwelling
- unemployedWithout a job
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
vulnerable · isolated · desperate · suffering · survival · struggle · rock bottom · broken · hopeless · trapped
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · 12-step · intervention · support group · sponsor · clean · sober · recovery house · relapse prevention · harm reduction
smackheadteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · straight edge · non-user · clean · drug-free
smackheadpillar of the community
Respected local leader
square · clean-cut · goody two-shoes · health nut · high achiever
smackheadteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
health nut · straight arrow · puritan · ascetic · monk