Addict
Addict noun - A person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally.
Usage example: an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit
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User is a synonym for addict in junkie topic. In some cases you can use "User" instead a noun "Addict", when it comes to topics like abuser.
User
User noun - A person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally.
Usage example: a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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Nearby Word: use
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Functional Addict: King was a raging alcoholic and drug user who had the continence to write damn near anything and have it pass editing.
Source: Creator / Stephen King - Godzilla Threshold: The use of Lifeforce magic, due to it inherently rendering the user a nigh-uncontrollable addict, is an absolute last resort.
Source: Fan Fic / The Powers Of Harmony -
The key aspect of this trope is that at the beginning of the Story Arc, the character is not an addict, and is either only a casual user of the substance/activity in question or abstains entirely.
Source: Descent into Addiction
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