"Addict to" vs "Addict of"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi

Could you please tell me which one is better?

1- He soon became addict to heroin.
2- He soon became addict of heroin.

Tom

2

Hi Tom

Firstly edit your sentences a little bit:

  1. He soon became addicted to heroin
  2. He soon became an addict of heroin.

The first sentence is emphasising the process and the second the substance.
So in no 2 he is addicted to heroin not speed or coke.

3

Sorry, Stew, I meant an addict… :shock:

Tom

4

Hi Tom,

It’s really simpler to say: He was a heroin addict.

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