How do we know he was an addict?
Surely a user, but that does not equal addict.
I can’t see what difference it makes, other than to use a more volatile word.
Spin is spin, no matter which side does it.
Suboxone is used to treat narcotic addiction.
Fair thinking, but most of the time those charged with felony possession of a narcotic like Suboxone are genuinely addicted. You’re right though, it’s just a word.