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addict

noun as in someone dependent on a substance

noun as in devoted fan

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Kennedy, who was addicted to heroin for 14 years in his youth, has also talked about wanting to help tackle America's substance abuse crisis.

From BBC

Rachael says she felt his goal was to get her addicted to make it easier to abuse her.

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The men lured to Buck’s apartment, who were often homeless and addicted, were plied with drugs during the encounters and were often offered extra money if they allowed Buck to inject them with drugs.

It’s clear, he said, that students have become “addicted,” a problem that “needs to come to an end.”

“In that time when we were trying to find ourselves, Harley developed a crippling stage anxiety and I became a drug addict, basically,” Stephens said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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