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addict

[ad-ikt, uh-dikt] / ˈæd ɪkt, əˈdɪkt /
NOUN
someone dependent on a substance
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You might think you aren’t phone addicted enough to need this, but chances are you have a loved one or two who could benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The self-described caffeine addict drinks three or four coffees a day.

From BBC

Upon arrival, attendees can pick out personality stickers with phrases like coffee addict, plant lover and early bird.

From Los Angeles Times

His teenage son is on Adderall and Zoloft after a turbulent childhood with an addicted mother.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was just doing a show in London for five months and I’ve gotten very addicted to Jaffa Cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal