Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A junkie (or junky) is a heroin addict. The word has also come to be used to describe addicts in general, and even more loosely, enthusiasts and obsessives (as in the term "science fiction junkie"). Junky is also the title of a book by William S. Burroughs. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.