The phrase "addicted lives" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe lives that are heavily influenced or affected by addiction, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The documentary explored the struggles of those living addicted lives, highlighting their challenges and triumphs."
Alternatives: "lives of addiction" or "addicted lifestyles."
Yet the shine really has been rubbed off stardom by the recent succession of revelations about the bleak or addicted lives of late stars such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, River Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and Brittany Murphy.
It remains one of the most moving songs ever written about drug abuse, sketching in a few brief lines the dark hinterland of depression which lies behind so many addicted lives, and the lure of narcotic oblivion: "Through ages man's desires/ To free his mind, to release his very soul/ Has proved to all who live/ That death itself is freedom for evermore".
And this summer, Mike J. Nichols, a "Star Wars" addict living in Santa Clarita, Calif., used his Macintosh to make a series of merciful cuts to "The Phantom Menace" -- most notably, the virtual elimination of the irksome Jar Jar Binks.
Las Vegas health officials may not be able to stop opioid addiction, but they're hoping to make addicts' lives safer.
Bambi's mother, a crack addict, lives there, too.
In his seminars, Aldis addresses why addicts' lives are worth saving.
He blamed the Conservatives for blocking the reports and accused his Coalition partners of playing politics with addicts' lives.
Mr. Singh, the H.I.V.-positive addict, lives at his parents' home with his younger brother and his sister.
What happened when Portugal decriminalised all drugs, and transferred the money they used to spend on making addicts' lives worse to making their lives better?
This novelistic technique injects suspense (will Kate stop stealing from Target?) and highlights the sadness of addicts' lives, but it doesn't make us care about everyone profiled.
Some don't and maintain addict lives until they die -- but that's a minority, a small minority.
