eli5: How do drug addicts prevent starvation?

Question

If all a drug addict does is sit around being high *for days* how don’t they die from dehydration or starvation. Does heroin suppress the bodies’ desire for water and nourishment?

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Answer 1

Lots of times they do!
They look like walking skeletons and often appear decades older than they are
Their life expectancy is very short unless they get clean

Answer 2

Lots of times they do!
They look like walking skeletons and often appear decades older than they are
Their life expectancy is very short unless they get clean