Meaning & use
dopesick
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Suffering withdrawal symptoms from drug addiction, especially to opioids.
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By the third day without the drug, he was visibly dopesick, shaking and nauseated.
The clinic treats patients who arrive dopesick and desperate for relief.
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Entered wider public awareness through news coverage and media, including the book and television series 'Dopesick', about the opioid crisis.
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