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
Aubin	['ɔ:bin]
Shawn	SHAWN	English
Miraj	-	Arabic
BlaŽEj	-	Czech, Slovak
Priscila	-	Portuguese, Spanish
Anish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi