Apparently there is a campaign to stop referring to people who are addicted to drugs as "junkies", "druggies" etc, because it labels them in a negative way, the campaign is supported by none other than Richard Branson and Nick Clegg.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5…igners-say.html
So is it still ok to refer to those addicted to alcohol as "alkies" as there is no mention of that?