Opium Addict (Noun)
Meaning
Someone addicted to opium.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The once wealthy businessman became an opium addict after suffering a series of devastating financial losses.
- As the doctor diagnosed him, she knew treating the opium addict would be an extremely difficult and lengthy process.
- Opium addict recovery rates are relatively low compared to those addicted to other substances due to its powerful nature.
- Life in 19th-century England often found poverty-stricken workers struggling as opium addicts.
- An elderly woman lived on the outskirts of town shunned by her neighbors, an open secret being her decades-long battle as an opium addict.