drug addict

  • 41Drug policy of Sweden — The Drug policy of Sweden is one of zero tolerance, including cannabis, focusing on prevention, treatment, and control, aiming to reduce both the supply of and demand for illegal drugs.[1] Enforcement is in the form of widespread drug testing,… …

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  • 42Drug injection — Shoot up redirects here. For shooting video game genre, see Shoot em up. This article is not about medical practice. For medical practices, see Intramuscular injection or Intravenous therapy. A piece of a hypodermic needle, as seen on X ray, in… …

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  • 43drug — noun 1 substance used as a medicine ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful, strong ▪ effective ▪ safe ▪ modern, new ▪ …

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  • 44addict — ad|dict [ˈædıkt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of addicere to give to formally or legally , from ad to + dicere to say ] 1.) someone who is unable to stop taking drugs drug/heroin/morphine etc addict ▪ a recovering heroin …

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  • 45addict — noun (C) 1 someone who is unable to stop taking drugs: treatment centers for addicts | drug/heroin/morphine etc addict: Many heroin addicts have contracted AIDS. 2 someone who spends too much time doing something they like: a television addict …

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  • 46addict — n. someone showing a strong preference for something or someone. (A combining form not related to drug addiction.) D Sam is a real opera addict. He just loves the stuff. □ My uncle is a mystery addict …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 47addict — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. devotee, fan, enthusiast; user, slave (to). Slang, head, junkie, freak, mainliner. See habit, activity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. habitu?, devotee, fan, enthusiast, fanatic, adherent, practitioner, drug …

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  • 48drug abuse — State of chronic or periodic intoxication detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug, natural or synthetic. See also addict drug dependence. The voluntary, habitual, and excessive use of drugs is… …

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  • 49drug abuse — State of chronic or periodic intoxication detrimental to the individual and to society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug, natural or synthetic. See also addict drug dependence. The voluntary, habitual, and excessive use of drugs is… …

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  • 50addict — 1. noun /ˈædɪkt,əˈdɪkt/ a) A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug b) An adherent or fan (of something) Syn: junkie, slave …

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