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junkie

 noun
     
Related topics: Drug Culture
junk‧ie , junky [countable] informal
1MDD someone who takes dangerous drugs and is dependent on them
2

a TV/sports etc junkie

someone who likes something so much that they seem to be dependent on it - used humorously:
a technology junkie
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