have a Chinaman at (one's) neck

To suffer from an addiction to narcotics or the withdrawal symptoms caused by it. A derogatory phrase, it likely refers to opium's classical association with Southeast Asia. Having that Chinaman at her neck has kept Janet out of work for years. I want to get clean and turn my life around, but having this Chinaman at my neck is absolute torture.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ikaika	-	Hawaiian
Mariano	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Morgana	mawr-GAN-ə	English (Rare)
Chevonne	-	Irish
Neophytos	-	Ancient Greek
Trude	-	Norwegian