A dream about an addict may be a message that you need to confront an addiction in your waking life.
This can be a traditional addiction, such as an addiction to drugs, alcohol or food.
However, it can also be an addiction to unhealthy, negative thought patterns or behaviors or an addiction to an unhealthy relationship.
Your dream is telling you to look at the way you are behaving in waking life, and see if you have any unhealthy, destructive habits that you should eliminate, or if there are negative people in your life who you would be better off without.
An addict in a dream can symbolize the absence of self control and a struggle to regain willpower.
You may dream about an addict when you are trying to gain control of a situation.