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| − | '''Junkie''' is a slang term for an addict. Its most common use | + | '''Junkie''' is a slang term for an addict. Its most common use is for drug addicts, but it has also been used to refer to enthusiasts of various topics, i.e. "news junkie". Junkies, along with [[homosexual]]s, have been "central to the spread of [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] since the pandemic began more than 25 years ago."<ref>[http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/drugabuse.html Science of drug abuse and addiction]</ref> They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem".<ref>[http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/crime/index.html Executive office of the President]</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:25, April 25, 2008
Junkie is a slang term for an addict. Its most common use is for drug addicts, but it has also been used to refer to enthusiasts of various topics, i.e. "news junkie". Junkies, along with homosexuals, have been "central to the spread of HIV/AIDS since the pandemic began more than 25 years ago."[1] They are also "major contributors to the U.S. crime problem".[2]