garbage head
n.— «Before entering treatment, Blade was a “garbage head” and needle freak. “I used everything. You name it, I used it,” he said. He fell in love with the needle.» —“Ex-Addicts Work the Streets for State” Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) Aug. 31, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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