smackheads
Junkies on dope
Smackheads is the plural of smackhead, British slang for a heroin addict.
Smack is slang for heroin, and the -head suffix denotes habitual users of a substance: pothead, crackhead.
The term is derogatory: The building was full of smackheads and dealers.
Illegal addictive opiate
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- junkiesPeople with dependencies
- usersProduct or service clientele
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
withdrawal · methadone · syringe · needles · narcotics · dependence · tolerance · cravings
Powerful urge to have
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
withdrawal · agony · torment · helplessness · obsession · panic · isolation · emptiness
Recovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
- detoxSubstance removal process
- relapseReturn to former illness
counseling · sponsor · meetings · sobriety · support · twelve-step · willpower · determination
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
- opioidsReceptor-binding pain relievers
- junkiesPeople with dependencies
- usersProduct or service clientele
overdose · withdrawal · methadone · syringe · needles · narcotics · dependence · tolerance · cravings · relapse
craving
Powerful urge to have
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- anguishIntense mental suffering
suffering · withdrawal · agony · torment · helplessness · obsession · panic · isolation · emptiness · loneliness
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
- detoxSubstance removal process
relapse · counseling · sponsor · meetings · sobriety · support · twelve-step · willpower · determination · resilience
alleyway
Narrow urban passage
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
- pavementHard road covering
- stoopSmall entry porch
tenement · squat · doorway · underpass · derelict · hostel · shelter · graffiti · bodega · subway
- addictsaddict, junkies, drug addict, junkie, user