toxicómano

drug-addicted

adjective noun tok-see-KOH-mah-noh Rare

Origin: From Greek toxikon (poison) + mania (madness); a learned compound coined in 19th-century medicine.

Also means

drug addict

Usage Note

Toxicómano can be used as an adjective ('una persona toxicómana') or as a noun ('un toxicómano'). It is a formal, clinical term; everyday speech more often uses drogadicto or the colloquial yonki (Spain) or adicto. The feminine form is toxicómana.

Examples

"El programa ayuda a personas toxicómanas."

Natural Translation

The programme helps drug-addicted people.

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