Addict of vs Addict to

Both 'addict of' and 'addict to' are commonly used, but 'addict to' is more widely accepted and preferred in English. 'Addict to' is the correct and more commonly used preposition to follow the word 'addict.'

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'Addict of' is not the commonly accepted phrase in English.

"Addict of"

The correct preposition to use after 'addict' is 'to.' For example, 'She is addicted to coffee.'

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Gunned down 20 minutes ago by a militant addict of the deadly designer drug Nuke.
But if I had to choose one building in the world to be cast out on a desert island, to live the rest of my life, being an addict of symmetry, I would probably choose the Alhambra in Granada.
Mr. Borja, reputed addict of the LiberaI party... and implicated in other disloyal causes.
She's not an addict because of some deep phycological or spiritual need.
Bill's a lying, cheating, drug-addict piece of garbage, and we all hope he dies.
He left his wife and baby last summer, moved in with some drug addict friend of his who lives out near the flats.
I'm the worst kind of addict.
Neurobiologists have studied the brains of addicts.
Word is somebody's giving addicts laundry lists of swag to steal.
Word is somebody's giving addicts laundry lists of swag to steal.
I don't think these are my kind of addicts.
A roomful of addicts can get a little heavy.
You are the good kind of addict.
The mission of addicts and religious fanatics.
assistance for the training and rehabilitation of addicts;
I'm more of an addict.
The tenderloin district is a high concentration Of drug addicts and homeless people.
Never underestimate the stupidity of an addict.
Get him out of the house full of drug addicts.
Those guys out there make me feel like some kind of drug addict.

Alternatives:

addict to

'Addict to' is the correct and more commonly used preposition to follow the word 'addict.'

"Addict to"

Use 'addict to' when describing someone's addiction to a substance or activity. For example, 'He is addicted to video games.'

Examples:

She is addicted to social media.
He is addicted to smoking.
They are addicted to exercise.
I am addicted to chocolate.
The child is addicted to watching cartoons.

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You didn't cause the addict to get addicted.
If they treat you nicely on occasion after treating you horribly then the girl become an addict to that hint of a sweet side.
The problem is I chose an addict to be the father of my children, and I worry every day that they have that in them too.
I'm trying to addict to myself to it.
Jeremiah, do I look like an addict to you?
I became so addict to it that, before to move to Thailand, I bought 1 Kg of Longjing Chinese green tea.
And that little Maddie is changing the addict to food?
I am so very grateful to Narconon for their program that led my daughter from 35 years of being an addict to complete sobriety for the past five years.
Tell a heroin addict to "lower the dose," tell a smoker to "smoke less," tell a drinker to "drop the whiskey and just drink a couple of glasses of wine at lunch" - all suggestions that do not solve the problem.
Don't you got another addict to go take care of?

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addicted to

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