drughead

drughead

slang Someone who uses or is addicted to drugs. Yeah, I used to be a drughead, but that was a long time ago—before I went to rehab. He used to be a real upright guy with a bright future ahead of him. Now he's just a drughead who spends each day looking for his next hit. Addiction is a powerful thing. Today's drugheads were yesterday's recreational drug users.
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drughead

n. a heavy drug user; an addict. (Drugs.) They find a drughead in the river about once a month.
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