I do understand what you're saying but .... if you look at the definition of the word addict ...
Medical Dictionary
v. ad·dict·ed , ad·dict·ing , ad·dicts
To become or cause to become compulsively and physiologically dependent on a habit-forming substance. n. (ād'ĭkt)
One who is addicted, as to narcotics.
American Psychological Association (APA):
addict. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Retrieved November 12, 2012, from Dictionary.com website:
Addict | Define Addict at Dictionary.com For me, it's just a fact. It's reality.
It does not define me.