drug1 noundrug2 verb
drugdrug1 /drʌɡ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINdrug1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French drogueEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a new campaign to warn teens about the danger of drugs
- Dewey said that legalizing marijuana would encourage people to experiment with hard drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
- Four teenagers were arrested for selling drugs.
- Many researchers think that the drug may help prevent prostate cancer.
- Morphine is a very powerful drug.
- One disadvantage of the drug is that it is very expensive.
- Seven out of ten teenagers said they had tried soft drugs.
- She has been treated for alcohol and drug abuse.
- The drugs I take for hay fever make me feel very drowsy.
- The agency's efforts to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States has largely failed.
- The article says that Ware tried to commit suicide by combining prescription drugs and alcohol.
- The New Jersey drug maker will begin marketing its new anti-balding medication in April.
- The organization tries to deal with the widespread problems of drug addiction and alcoholism.
- Thompson was arrested for selling drugs in the fall of 1992.
- A lot of work will have to be done before human beings start taking drugs in dissolving glass.
- Alcohol and drug misusers may fear approaching statutory agencies for help, especially if they are parents.
- Back then, because of drugs, I lost everything I had.
- Conclusions - Seroconversion to HIV-1 among intravenous drug misusers is associated with bacterial pneumonia.
- D.W. had come in over ocean and flown low as a drug smuggler over what might as well be called treetops.
- Despite being a rich drug dealer, he never misses a class.
- In facing the challenge of drug abuse, the media have never been less monolithic.
- One of the early ones was dinitrophenol, the first synthetic drug used for weight reduction.
THESAURUS
noun [countable, uncountable] a substance used for treating illness: · Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol.· Has he taken his medicine?
noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow: · She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water.· The doctor gave him some pills.· sleeping pills· diet pills· contraceptive pills
noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine: · She’s now on four tablets a day.· a five-day course of tablets· sleeping tablets· anti-malaria tablets
· The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics.· Why don’t you take some aspirin?· The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole: · a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C· I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide – used especially on bottles and containers: · In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear: · Remember — if you’re using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
noun [countable, uncountable] especially British English (also lotion especially American English) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin: · an antibiotic cream· antiseptic cream· skin cream
noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines: · a drug used to treat malaria· There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time: · The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg.· It’s important to get the dosage right.
noun [countable, uncountable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill: · He takes medication for his diabetes.· She’s on medication (=taking medication), having suffered from depression for a number of years.
Longman Language Activatorlegal drugs used to treat illnesses, pain etc a chemical substance used for treating illnesses or to stop people feeling pain: · Morphine is a very powerful drug.· The drugs I take for hay fever make me feel very drowsy.· One disadvantage of the drug is that it is very expensive.drug company/maker: · The New Jersey drug maker will begin marketing its new anti-balding medication in April.prescription drug (=a drug that you can only get with the permission of a doctor): · The article says that Ware tried to commit suicide by combining prescription drugs and alcohol.
an illegal drug an illegal substance that people take for pleasure, or because they cannot stop taking it: · Thompson was arrested for selling drugs in the fall of 1992.· a new campaign to warn teens about the danger of drugsillegal drugs: · The agency's efforts to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States has largely failed.hard drug (=a powerful illegal drug that can make you very ill or kill you): · Dewey said that legalizing marijuana would encourage people to experiment with hard drugs such as cocaine or heroin.soft drug (=an illegal drug that is less dangerous than a hard drug): · Seven out of ten teenagers said they had tried soft drugs.drug abuse (=the use of illegal drugs, especially in a way that is very bad for your health): · She has been treated for alcohol and drug abuse.drug addiction: · The organization tries to deal with the widespread problems of drug addiction and alcoholism.
especially American illegal drugs - used especially in news reports and in legal contexts: · Laws governing the sale of narcotics vary from state to state.· Police are investigating a recent spate of narcotics offenses in Miami.
an illegal drug of any type - used especially in legal and official contexts: · Tucker was charged with the possession of an illegal substance.· Drug tests taken 24 hours after the crash showed no trace of illegal substances in either of the drivers.
to take a drug to put a drug into your body - use this about legal or illegal drugs: · I can't take penicillin; I'm allergic to it.· She took a couple of aspirins before going to bed.take drugs (=use illegal drugs): · Sinclair admitted that she had taken drugs several years before.· He neither drinks nor takes drugs.
to take a drug regularly, especially because you cannot stop taking it: be on heroin/cocaine/speed etc: · How long has she been on heroin?be on drugs (=regularly take illegal drugs): · Our 28-year-old son is on drugs.
to regularly take illegal drugs: · She first started using drugs when she was thirteen.· Morgan stopped using drugs and alcohol six years ago when he entered a long-term treatment program.
informal to take illegal drugs, especially regularly: · I did a lot of drugs when I was at university.· Davis said he quit doing drugs when he became a parent.
to put a drug into someone's body using a needle: · Most heroin users prefer to inject the drug.· A drug that is injected reaches the brain faster than if it is smoked or sniffed.· Two years ago I was both smoking and injecting.
to stop being affected by a powerful drug that you have taken: · I think I'm starting to come down. Let's smoke another joint.
when someone's mind has been affected by illegal drugs feeling very excited, happy, and full of energy because of the effects of a drug: · God, I got so high last night.high on drugs/ecstasy/LSD etc: · Newton died at age 47 while high on crack cocaine.as high as a kite (=very high): · She was as high as a kite.
informal feeling very relaxed or happy and not able to behave normally because of the effect of a drug: · The guy playing lead guitar was completely stoned.get stoned: · "What did you guys end up doing last night?" "Not much. We got stoned and watched TV - that's about it."
informal feeling very excited and nervous as a result of taking a drug: · I was still way too wired to go to bed.
informal to not know what you are doing or what is happening around you, because you have taken an illegal drug: · Can Sally go back in your room and lie down? She's really out of it.· They had taken some mushrooms and were completely out of their heads by the time they got to the party.
to take too much of a drug to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · Can someone call an ambulance? I think he's taken an overdose.take an overdose of: · The woman apparently tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of a prescription drug.
to take a dangerously large amount of a particular drug, usually by accident: · He overdosed on heroin.
spoken informal to take a dangerously large amount of a drug, usually deliberately: · "How did she die?" "She OD'd."OD on: · Brody OD'd on a mixture of cocaine and heroin.
to stop taking drugs especially British to gradually stop taking a drug that you have been taking for a long time - use this about legal or illegal drugs: · It was ten years before she managed to come off morphine.
if someone is in rehab , they are getting treatment to help them stop taking drugs or drinking too much alcohol: · He's been in rehab for over three months.· Danny was recently arrested for cocaine, but he's kept his job and he's in rehab.
buying and selling drugs the illegal activity of taking drugs from one country to another and selling them: · He's wanted in the US on charges of drug trafficking.· The government's efforts to limit drug trafficking have mostly failed.
someone who sells illegal drugs, especially to someone that they know: · He was accused of purchasing cocaine from an Indianapolis drug dealer.· Police arrested a dealer yesterday who was selling marijuana to 12-year-olds.
someone who sells illegal drugs, especially in order to encourage people to start taking drugs: · A pusher approached us, asking if we wanted to buy any crack.· Being a university city, Oxford is an obvious target for the pushers.
someone who is addicted to a drug · It's difficult for most smokers to admit that they are addicts.drug/heroin/morphine etc addict · A lot of women drug addicts become prostitutes in order to get money to buy drugs.· Heroin addicts run an increased risk of getting AIDS.
also user someone who regularly takes an illegal drug: · The city has proposed a plan to register all drug users at a special clinic.· Once a user himself, Gary now works as a counsellor helping other addicts.
informal someone who is addicted to a strong illegal drug such as heroin - use this to show disapproval: · It is a dangerous part of town - there are thieves and junkies everywhere.· The toilets are often used by junkies who leave their needles lying around on the floor.
medicine/treatment if a medicine, treatment etc is effective , it achieves the result that you want: · Antibiotics are only effective if you finish the whole course of treatment.effective in doing something: · Doctors soon realized that this drug was also effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritis.effective against: · Penicillin can be taken in various forms and is effective against a wide range of infections.highly effective: · Malarone is a new drug that has already proved highly effective.
if a medicine, treatment etc works , it has the effect that you want it to have: · I've tried several different diets, but none of them seem to work.· It's too late for surgery, but chemotherapy might just work.
a medicine or drug that is powerful or potent is very strong and works very quickly so that it should be used very carefully: · Little is known about the long-term effects of powerful drugs such as Duromine.· Nicotine is a powerful appetite suppressant.· Alcohol is much less potent than opium, because it works in an entirely different way.
a drug or type of treatment that will completely cure a painful or serious illness - use this especially when you do not really think that such a drug or treatment exists: · Unfortunately there's no miracle cure for a hangover.· Some alternative practitioners seem to regard the herb as some kind of miracle drug, but conventional doctors are warning them to be careful.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
treatment for drug takers The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor) illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse. They were accused of peddling drugs. Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol. a new wonder drugCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· I think I took drugs to escape my problems.
informal (=take drugs)· All my friends were doing drugs.
(=take drugs regularly)· It can be very hard to tell if your teenager is on drugs.
(=be unable to stop taking drugs)· People who are addicted to drugs need help.
informal (=be/get addicted)· She got hooked on drugs, and ended up homeless.
(=try taking drugs)· She admitted that she had experimented with drugs.
(=stop taking drugs permanently)· It was years before I was able to come off drugs.
(also supply drugs formal) (=sell drugs)· He’s in jail for dealing drugs.
(=use a needle to put drugs into your body)· People who share equipment for injecting drugs are at risk of contracting HIV.
(=be experiencing the effects of a drug)· He committed the crime while he was high on drugs.
drug + NOUN (=taking drugs)· She is being treated for drug abuse.
(=someone who takes drugs)· We set up a counselling service for drug users.
(=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs)· his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction
(=someone who cannot stop taking drugs)· At 20 Steve was a drug addict, unemployed and lonely.
(=the problem of being addicted to drugs)· His daughter has a drug problem.
(=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose.
(=someone who sells drugs)· The city's streets are full of drug dealers.
(=someone involved in bringing drugs into a country)· US efforts against drug traffickers
(=the crime of bringing drugs into a country)· The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.
· the international drug trade
(=a long struggle by the authorities to control drugs)· The war on drugs continues.
(=a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs)· He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.
(=a crime related to having or selling drugs)· Luciani is serving 20 years for drug offences.
adjectives· A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.
(also class A drugs British English) (=strong drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc)· He was in prison for dealing hard drugs.
(=less strong drugs such as marijuana)· Soft drugs are legal in some countries.
(=taken for pleasure)· Ecstasy was first used in Britain as a recreational drug in the 1980s.
(=produced artificially from chemicals)· Designer drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘light drugs’. Say soft drugs. Instead of ‘heavy drugs’, you usually say hard drugs.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES treatment for drug takers (=the practice of drinking too much or taking illegal drugs)
The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict (=a drug that people competing in a sport are not allowed to take because it improves their performance)
drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust· He appeared in court on fraud charges.· Robins was in jail awaiting trial on drugs charges.
new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor)· She was found guilty of possession of illegal drugs.
illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease)· Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse.· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences.
· Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug.
They were accused of peddling drugs.· Not everyone can afford the cost of prescription drugs.
Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. (=taking illegal drugs)· He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.
an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. (=take illegal drugs) Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom.
Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom. (=to find out if someone has taken drugs)· Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.
· the country’s thriving drugs trade
addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol.· Drug use among teenage boys is on the increase.
a new wonder drug· Standouts include Douglas's anti-drugs czar whose daughter is a crackhead.· The drugs were recovered Feb. 4 by the cutter Morgenthau during an anti-drug patrol, Clayton said.· The last DeKalb sheriff set up an anti-drug taskforce, to the impotent fury of the county police.· The judgment does not affect Pfizer's patent for sildenafil citrate, the main ingredient of the anti-impotence drug Viagra.· She didn't smoke or drink and was staunchly anti-drugs.
· More generic drugs are now used, and stocks are much more carefully controlled.· In New York, one of the big ones is generic drugs.· Campaigners argue that poor countries faced with a health emergency have a right under international trade legislation to buy generic drugs.· The drug maker said Congress decided not to grant generic drug makers the right to market their products during the transition.· Prices of generic drugs have soared by 45 % over the past 15 months.· It was clear that some economies were possible if more generic drugs were prescribed rather than branded drugs.· The drugs in these areas were not at the frontier of medical science and acceptable generic drugs existed.
· Dealing in drugs, particularly hard drugs, is not an activity condoned by any of the community organisations on the estate.· No topless dancers, no hard drugs, no trial.· Our reporters uncovered a generation who have been sucked into a dark underworld of solvent abuse and hard drugs.· Tobacco and alcohol are far more harmful than the so-called hard drugs, heroin and cocaine.· I was really hard on drugs.· Is it fair to equate alcohol with hard drugs?· He accepted that legalisation would not necessarily greatly increase addiction to hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin.· The linking of alcohol and hard drugs confuses health education messages.
· It is the criminal activity surrounding the supply of illegal drugs that we should really worry about.· The depositions touch on rumors of illegal drug use, extramarital affairs and petty squabbling.· In August 1988, he was arrested for possessing illegal drug paraphernalia - syringes.· Federal authorities billed the indictment of the drug supplier as a new way to attack illegal drug production.· The court heard the killing followed a row over money from the sale of illegal drugs.· After four hours of banging rave tunes and a whole consignment of illegal drugs, they're in the mood to party.· Similarly, the much greater availability of illegal drugs has led to a phenomenal growth in drug offences.· Cannabis, the most widely used illegal drug in Britain, is not physically addictive either.
· The declared goal of Washington's policy is to staunch the flow of illicit drugs.· As a health officer I am opposed to the use of illicit drugs.· This study primarily related to stress and to the use of alcohol and illicit drugs.· Some will argue that all illicit drugs are too dangerous to legalize.· They had taken away his clothes and his luggage, no doubt to search for illicit drugs.· One-third of eighth-graders report the use of illicit drugs, including inhalants.· One-third of girls and almost two-fifths of boys admitted having used illicit drugs.· Also, watch your intake of alcohol and illicit drugs like marijuana.
· Case 2 was a male intravenous drug user, 32, and seropositive since 1986.· His execution was to have been the first in California using intravenous drugs.· Today, some research suggests that 50 percent of the city's intravenous drug users have been infected.· Most HIV-positive intravenous drug users are also infected by hepatitis C virus.· Conclusions - Seroconversion to HIV-1 among intravenous drug misusers is associated with bacterial pneumonia.· Most reports describe primary HIV-1 infection among groups other than misusers of intravenous drugs.· Intake of potentially hepatotoxic drugs, intravenous drug addiction and previous blood transfusions were ruled out in all patients.
· The firm has 20 new drugs in its pipeline.· With a combination of psychotherapy and new psychiatric drugs, between 80 percent and 90 percent of depressed patients get relief.· They apply as much to the testing of new drugs by the pharmaceutical companies as to that of more mundane products. 1.· Medicine has generally regarded the placebo effect as a nuisance: it does make research on new medical drugs very difficult.· Mifepristone is one of a range of new drugs which are anti-hormones.· He turned out to be a bone expert who suggested a new drug for Pauline, 36.· I had been told that the new drug had side-effects.· So basic research and the discovery of new drugs for mental disorder are almost inseparable.
· There have been occasional remarks that some players may have dallied for a time with what are known as recreational drugs.· In fact, caffeine is arguably the safest recreational drug.· The project will look at recreational drug use and examine the implications for agencies working with young people.· And yet, despite its safety and mildness relative to other recreational drugs, caffeine still unquestionably alters brain function.· Also: no caffeine, nicotine, alcohol or recreational drugs.· In many ways, caffeine is in a different league from other recreational drugs.· In the concluding chapter, Jonnes takes issue with those who favor decriminalization or legalization of recreational drugs.· The only other recreational drug used in this way is nicotine, which is also seldom used for outright intoxication.
NOUN· Errol Flynn's drug abuse was only revealed after his death.· The center also will offer referrals for drug abuse counseling if requested.· Over the years of football authorities have become obsessed with rooting out drug abuse in the game.· Alcohol and tobacco accelerate epidemics, such as tuberculosis and drug abuse.· The shock statistics reveal a sharp rise in drug abuse of all kinds among teenagers over the past two years.· The state alcohol and drug abuse agency was put into conservatorship last year after state officials discovered that money had been misspent.· Yates had a history of drug abuse for which she received treatment.· Now he has called on other schools in the town to unite in a crusade against violence and drug abuse.
· The Grammy and MusiCares Foundation, which also helps alcoholics and drug addicts, will benefit and the song could raise millions.· Habitual petty thieves and drug addicts dumped on top of their already bulging caseload become their newest clients.· The prison reform group says one problem is a lack of treatment for drug addicts in jail.· The people look furtive, like drug addicts, as they take them out in stacks of four or five.· Unfortunately, much of the opium produced by the plants ends up in the bloodstreams of drug addicts.· Here they began a small home for alcoholics and drug addicts.· What is the welfare of the drug addict, under the influence of the drug?· The four persons who were beaten and burned not only were homeless, but were reported by police to be drug addicts.
· It is often thought that drug addiction is a failure of will-power and is evidence of a weak will or inadequate personality.· Many are afflicted by alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression.· That included his descent into drug addiction and his relationship with his father, the Duke of Marlborough.· Furthermore, because alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals are cross-addictive, we shall probably always have drug addiction as well.· Some one kind, some one whose life -- and thus hers -- is not ruled by the demons of drug addiction and alcoholism.· The results are clear to see: divorce, child and wife abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction.· They cared little for themselves; they were in and out of hospital for drug addiction and overdoses and abortions.· Nor were muggings, attacks on old ladies and children, and drug addiction.
· If Paez is extradited to the United States, he could potentially be a source of important information on the drug cartel.· Meanwhile, the Medellin drug cartel has been largely dismantled and its leader, Pablo Escobar, was killed.· Harvey Weinig Convicted of laundering $ 19m for the Cali drug cartel.
· And what of the drug companies?· Global marketing; big drugs companies try to ease the pain of more competition by selling products worldwide.· But other drugs companies have new products which they hope will do this.· If it was a drug company, they rely pretty heavily on impressive animal test data to put the product over.· But we can be reasonably sure that the drug company will not guarantee the potency of the sample beyond its sell-by date.· The minister can make a decision that a drug is too expensive and the drug companies have no right to defend themselves.
· Mr Hayward said Roberts had tried to kill himself again in the last day or two with a drugs overdose.· They stamp out graffiti, quash drug deals, bust carjacking rings, rescue drug overdose victims, even prevent suicides.· Finally, the patient himself asked that the doctors kill him: they did so - through a drugs overdose.· One boy died in a mysterious fire, another of a drug overdose.· Soon after that, she ended up in hospital after a drug overdose.· A full inquiry has been launched to find out how Newall, 27, was able to take a drugs overdose.· Since 1980 the number of drug overdose deaths has increased by 540 %.· He was working with the Woody Herman band at the time of his death following a drug overdose.
· And yes, there is a prescription drug for that-Revia, from Du Pont.· The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday announced a program aimed at providing consumers with better information about prescription drugs.· It hopes to sell Tagamet, now a prescription drug, this way.· The autopsy would eventually show that Mom had taken three different prescription drugs.· HMOs are fleeing Arizona's rural counties, leaving seniors with rising prescription drug bills and no coverage.· So do Gore's hopes of securing a universal prescription drug benefit for the elderly.· Most senior citizens also lack coverage for prescription drugs and dental care, which are not covered by Medicare.· Within the pharmaceutical division, prescription drug sales rose 9 percent in local currencies.
· Dennis Hopper's life reflects Hollywood's drug problem over the past three decades.· The authorities of New College have also begun investigating the extent of the drugs problem there.· What I did not know at the time was that his drinking problem stemmed from his drug problem.· Low numbers might indicate that there is no drug problem.· About three years ago, I wrote a column about Daryl Strawberry and his ongoing drug problem.· Need help with a drug problem?· There was a flip side to this drug problem as well.
· It was last August that drug squad officers raided a barn at Chalford near Stroud.· Melvin Blizzard, a drug squad supervisor.· August 20: Cannabis plants worth £2,500 seized by drugs squad officers at a house in the Waterside area of Londonderry.· On January 1, 1982, Coetzee was transferred too the drugs squad.· Attempts to control drug use, through the formation of drug squads, helped to amplify it.· Detective Sergeant Kenneth Simpson of the Strathclyde police's drugs squad knows the type of man he is looking for.
· Under the governing body's initiative, some karate competitions now include a random drug test.· Subsequent drug tests revealed the boys had used cocaine, police said.· But he stressed that he told officials about it at the post-match drugs test.· The drug tests have been done so far only in fruit flies.· What they are actually selling is drug tests for employees.· Her disputed drug test was taken in Tempe unlike the Reynolds' test, administered outside the United States.· The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session.· Later the same year, a pair of runners refused to submit to random drug tests.
· Finally, such medical care will generally involve invasive drug therapy.· Thus, it seems most reasonable to PostPone drug therapy of primary hyperuricemia until clinical manifestations occur.· Programmed ventricular stimulation not only helps to guide the selection of antiarrhythmic drug therapy but also provides important prognostic information.· Disseminated histoplasmosis can be treated effectively if the diagnosis is made quickly and anti-fungal drug therapy is started early.· The results of this approach are that some individuals may be committed to lifelong drug therapy which they do not need.· Were he alive today, Tchaikovsky would be a candidate for psychiatric counseling and drug therapy.· Without drug therapy she risks developing liver cancer, which would make a transplant her only hope of survival.· The outlook for pharmacist initiation and modification of drug therapy.
· Expansion of the international drug trade, exploiting the inner-urban under-class.· Consider the school principal who discovers students wearing beepers to stay in contact with their superiors in the drug trade.· He's up to his black eyeballs in the drug trade.· Experts disagree about the extent of the expansion of Tupac Amaru and Sendero Luminoso into the drug trade.· In view of this, the drugs trade looks like a Godsend.· Residents fled the downtown, businesses boarded up and gangs and drug trade became commonplace.· Meanwhile Customs and Excise is celebrating what it believes to be a significant blow to the drugs trade.· For their part, neither Carrillo nor Guzman are considered pacifists within the drug trade.
· This creates an offence of assisting a drug trafficker to retain the benefits of his or her proceeds.· Extradition is a terrifying prospect for drug traffickers, who fear hard time in U.S. prisons.· In 1987 he had led a campaign for the extradition of drug traffickers.· In addition, all charges against self-confessed drug traffickers would in future be heard by the same judge.
· This new power to presume guilt of unspecified offences was advertised as a unique response to the unique evil of drug trafficking.· The provisions on drug trafficking streamline the confiscation procedure.· Linked to the Mafia he was also behind counterfeit currency scams and drug trafficking.· The Assembly also agreed on closer co-operation on the environment, on regional security and in the fight against drug trafficking.· They will vigorously pursue their policies to combat drug trafficking and misuse of drugs, nationally and internationally.· He also suggested seeking technical and military assistance from abroad to deal with such problems as drug trafficking.· Co-operation on drug trafficking was also discussed.· A number of prisoners detained in connection with alleged drug trafficking had been held without trial since 1991.
· Supervised clinical training is provided in cytotoxic drug treatment and radiation therapy.· The publication also is distributed to youth clubs, clinics, school libraries, drug treatment centers and churches across the country.· Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of drug treatment is in its infancy, and health economics can inform the debate.· Moreover, few patients, if any, have their cholesterol decreased to very low levels with drug treatment.· Tranquilliser Dependence Many local drug treatment centres provide services to meet the particular needs of people dependent on drugs such as tranquillisers.· The duration of such drug treatment is an individual judgment.· They then put the infected cells back into the babies without giving any drug treatment.· A law to give counties funds to develop drug treatment on demand.
· There is a theory that even if drug testing is flawed, it at least deters drug use.· Wavy Gravy, romancer of a suburban rock culture where drug use almost never results in mandatory sentencing.· But this trendy new board game is littered with connotations of drug use.· Fifteen were later expelled for drug use.· All of their lives are reduced to their drug use.· The incident began early Sunday when San Jose police began chasing the man for resisting arrest and drug use.· Illicit drug use also has to be set against the context of prescribed drug-taking.· From a public health perspective, these are very effective programs that do not encourage drug use.
· Many of these predisposing factors are observed more often among drug users than among homosexual men.· So too with the cost of mental health care and of rehabilitation programs for drug users and for alcoholics.· The police had rounded up a circle of drug users and suppliers.· Most HIV-positive intravenous drug users are also infected by hepatitis C virus.· The strongly increased incidence among drug users who seroconverted is probably due to the temporary immunological depression associated with seroconversion.· One out of the 18 drug users who seroconverted suffered from oesophageal candidiasis at the time of seroconversion.· Pneumonia was the clinical symptom most strongly associated with seroconversion among drug users.· He says it's vital that drug users have access to supplies of clean syringes.
· Nor, by the way, will it win the drugs war.· Under the law, the United States suspends all assistance programs to any country not certified as cooperating in the drug war.· So why does the drug war keep growing?· Before he was reincarnated as Mr Virtue, Bennett commanded the drug war in the Bush administration.· The drug war is a skirmish, the leftist gangs an irritant.· The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.
VERB· But some of the patients will still have a tremor, even though their stiffness is satisfactorily controlled by the drug.· It can also be relieved or controlled by drugs and in severe cases, surgery.· Stubbornness: Individual willpower, the absolute determination to control drinking or drug use, is exactly what keeps the disease going.· Attempts to control drug use, through the formation of drug squads, helped to amplify it.
· You are suspected of dealing in drugs, Lizzy.· It is considered particularly effective in dealing with certain drug abusers.· They are alleged to have dealt in drugs in the Milton Keynes and Aylesbury areas and were involved in car crime.· The younger two kids are still doing fine, the older is in jail for dealing drugs.· Time allowed 08:27 I dealt drugs in jail.· If some one dealt drugs out of the apartment next door, residents could complain-but the system rarely responded.
· They say they have only tenuous evidence Gary might have been involved in drugs.· The plane crash involves Dave with drug dealers, killers and federal agents, all of whom threaten his peace and family.· And if so, which organism is involved, and what drug sensitivity do you have?· Now the military, especially the air force, is becoming much more involved in drug interdiction.· Was he involved in the drugs ring Adam was still convinced was operating in the club?· None of our kids have been involved with drugs, but they had lots of suggestions.· The brothers who beat him up are involved in the drugs racket.· No one in his family was involved with drugs and he had never been arrested.
· The clinic responded with two more alarm clocks before prescribing drugs.· Some rape victims might be lucky enough to encounter an emergency room doctor who will prescribe the drugs.· It follows that careful monitoring of patients for their susceptibility to depression before prescribing mood-altering drugs would be a wise precaution.· Therefore, I initiate disulfiram treatment by prescribing the drug for the patient to self-administer.· But the nursing staff, understandably enough, wanted to check his identity before prescribing the drugs.· They are examined by a physician who works for Nutri / System and will prescribe the diet drugs.· In many cases it is particularly important to discuss the reasons for not prescribing psychotropic drugs.· However, when the doctors prescribe a drug, it is evidently science.
· You got ta sell the drugs to make the money.· He would like to see it sold through local drug stores.· They have broken our by laws by selling drugs and drink, camping and using vehicles.· A lot of them are selling drugs or on drugs or in jail.· Danny Gardiner said he sold drugs to Chalky White ... but he had nothing to do with his death.· The Population Council also announced it had set up a new company, Advances for Choice, to sell the drug.· What they are actually selling is drug tests for employees.
· Some, as you know, seek revenge - they riot, they take drugs and generally make damned nuisances of themselves.· He also emphasizes that men considering taking the drug first discuss it with their partner.· Once you've taken the drug, your next decision could be influenced by that drug.· About 3 1 / 2 hours after taking the drug, Head expelled the embryo, she said.· Both the phosphorylation of receptors and their absence means that it takes more of the drug to obtain the same effect.· Here's what you have to do to get the celluloid treatment. Take lots of drugs.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drugged/doped up to the eyeballs► run drugs/guns
1an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocaine, which some people take in order to feel happy, relaxed, or excited: - At 17 he was a drug addict.
- Casodex is a drug that blocks the release of testosterone, a hormone that is linked to prostate cancer.
- I would have loved a drink, but I thought it might be drugged.
- Of those held in federal rather than state prisons, 60 % are drug offenders with no history of violence.
- The more complete descriptive term is drug elimination half-life.
- The most worrisome cross-border export, however, is drugs.
- The robber bridegroom could be a drug pusher in-stead of a homicidal cannibal, for instance.
- Tobacco is a drug and addicts should be given a chance to ease off gradually.
- Barry R.. McCaffrey, White House drug czar.
- Our drug czar watches in impotence as shooting wars between drug gangs erupt in city after city.
- Similarly, when Dole asserts that Clinton reduced the office of drug czar by 83 percent, he is on solid ground.
- Standouts include Douglas's anti-drugs czar whose daughter is a crackhead.
- When drug traffic escalates, they appoint a national drug czar.
- His father says that David accepts the sentence, and is getting treatment for his drug dependence.
- Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.
- Studies of twins and of alcohol-dependent patients point to an inherited vulnerability to alcohol dependence, too.
- The higher figures came for such easy-to-call labels as bulimia and alcohol and drug dependence.
- You can get treatment for drug dependence, mostly as an outpatient.
- It was bad to see him that way, angry and shivering a little like a dope fiend.
- We pour another glass and vent our spleen on drug barons and dope fiends.
- Cowan suggests that the strength of the excitatory interactions increases relative to that of the inhibitory interactions under the influence of the drug.
- Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire.
- The motor velocity increases under the influence of the positive torque and the equilibrium position is attained with maximum velocity.
- The roads, under the influence of the rain, were becoming shocking.
- The weather became cooler under the influences of cold breezes from the frozen north, observed my master.
- Today I write this, happily, under the influence of a drug.
- I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.
- If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
- Last week medical research came up with another miracle drug.
- Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.
- The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself.
- The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.
- The fear of chemicals can also delay new miracle drugs from entering the market.
- Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.
- Seven of the 12 winners tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
A lot of young people start taking drugs at school. She always looks as though she’s on drugs (=taking drugs). Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.2a medicine, or a substance for making medicines: a drug used in the treatment of cancerdrug for new drugs for AIDS-related conditions Drugs prescribed (=ordered for people) by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way. The big drug companies make huge profits.3a substance that people doing a sport sometimes take illegally to improve their performance: She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs).performance-enhancing drugs4[usually singular] a substance such as tobacco, coffee, or alcohol, that makes you want more and more of it5be (like) a drug if an activity is like a drug, you enjoy it so much that you want to do it more and more: Athletics is like a drug – it keeps dragging you back for more. → miracle drug at miracle(3)COLLOCATIONSverbstake/use drugs· I think I took drugs to escape my problems.do drugs informal (=take drugs)· All my friends were doing drugs.be on drugs (=take drugs regularly)· It can be very hard to tell if your teenager is on drugs.be addicted to drugs/dependent on drugs (=be unable to stop taking drugs)· People who are addicted to drugs need help.be/get hooked on drugs informal (=be/get addicted)· She got hooked on drugs, and ended up homeless.experiment with drugs (=try taking drugs)· She admitted that she had experimented with drugs.come off/get off drugs (=stop taking drugs permanently)· It was years before I was able to come off drugs.deal (in) drugs (also supply drugs formal) (=sell drugs)· He’s in jail for dealing drugs.inject drugs (=use a needle to put drugs into your body)· People who share equipment for injecting drugs are at risk of contracting HIV.be high on drugs (=be experiencing the effects of a drug)· He committed the crime while he was high on drugs.drug + NOUNdrug use/abuse (=taking drugs)· She is being treated for drug abuse.a drug user (=someone who takes drugs)· We set up a counselling service for drug users.drug addiction (=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs)· his struggles with alcoholism and drug addictiona drug addict (=someone who cannot stop taking drugs)· At 20 Steve was a drug addict, unemployed and lonely.a drug problem (=the problem of being addicted to drugs)· His daughter has a drug problem.a drug overdose (=taking too much of a drug at one time)· She died from a drug overdose.a drug dealer/pusher (=someone who sells drugs)· The city's streets are full of drug dealers.a drug trafficker/smuggler (=someone involved in bringing drugs into a country)· US efforts against drug traffickersdrug trafficking/smuggling (=the crime of bringing drugs into a country)· The maximum penalty for drug smuggling was 25 years in jail.the drug trade· the international drug tradethe war on drugs (=a long struggle by the authorities to control drugs)· The war on drugs continues.a drug charge (=a legal accusation that someone is guilty of having or selling drugs)· He’s awaiting trial on a drug charge.a drug offence (=a crime related to having or selling drugs)· Luciani is serving 20 years for drug offences.adjectivesillegal drugs· A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.hard drugs (also class A drugs British English) (=strong drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc)· He was in prison for dealing hard drugs.soft drugs (=less strong drugs such as marijuana)· Soft drugs are legal in some countries.recreational drugs (=taken for pleasure)· Ecstasy was first used in Britain as a recreational drug in the 1980s.designer drugs (=produced artificially from chemicals)· Designer drugs are highly addictive and can have unpredictable side effects.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘light drugs’. Say soft drugs. Instead of ‘heavy drugs’, you usually say hard drugs.drug1 noundrug2 verb
drugdrug2 verb (past tense and past participle drugged, present participle drugging) [transitive] VERB TABLE
drug
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | drug |
| he, she, it | drugs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | drugged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have drugged |
| he, she, it | has drugged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had drugged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will drug |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have drugged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am drugging |
| he, she, it | is drugging | |
| you, we, they | are drugging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was drugging |
| you, we, they | were drugging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been drugging |
| he, she, it | has been drugging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been drugging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be drugging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been drugging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Collins says she was drugged and then raped on their first date.
- We can't all be permanently drugged.
WORD SETS
anabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES treatment for drug takers The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor) illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse. They were accused of peddling drugs. Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol. a new wonder drug
treatment for drug takers (=the practice of drinking too much or taking illegal drugs)
The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict (=a drug that people competing in a sport are not allowed to take because it improves their performance)
drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust· He appeared in court on fraud charges.· Robins was in jail awaiting trial on drugs charges.
new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor)· She was found guilty of possession of illegal drugs.
illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease)· Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse.· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences.
· Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug.
They were accused of peddling drugs.· Not everyone can afford the cost of prescription drugs.
Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. (=taking illegal drugs)· He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.
an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. (=take illegal drugs) Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom.
Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom. (=to find out if someone has taken drugs)· Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.
· the country’s thriving drugs trade
addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol.· Drug use among teenage boys is on the increase.
a new wonder drugPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drugged/doped up to the eyeballs► run drugs/guns
1to give a person or animal a drug, especially in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep, or to make them perform well in a race: - Barry R.. McCaffrey, White House drug czar.
- Our drug czar watches in impotence as shooting wars between drug gangs erupt in city after city.
- Similarly, when Dole asserts that Clinton reduced the office of drug czar by 83 percent, he is on solid ground.
- Standouts include Douglas's anti-drugs czar whose daughter is a crackhead.
- When drug traffic escalates, they appoint a national drug czar.
- His father says that David accepts the sentence, and is getting treatment for his drug dependence.
- Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.
- Studies of twins and of alcohol-dependent patients point to an inherited vulnerability to alcohol dependence, too.
- The higher figures came for such easy-to-call labels as bulimia and alcohol and drug dependence.
- You can get treatment for drug dependence, mostly as an outpatient.
- It was bad to see him that way, angry and shivering a little like a dope fiend.
- We pour another glass and vent our spleen on drug barons and dope fiends.
- Cowan suggests that the strength of the excitatory interactions increases relative to that of the inhibitory interactions under the influence of the drug.
- Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire.
- The motor velocity increases under the influence of the positive torque and the equilibrium position is attained with maximum velocity.
- The roads, under the influence of the rain, were becoming shocking.
- The weather became cooler under the influences of cold breezes from the frozen north, observed my master.
- Today I write this, happily, under the influence of a drug.
- I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.
- If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
- Last week medical research came up with another miracle drug.
- Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.
- The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself.
- The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.
- The fear of chemicals can also delay new miracle drugs from entering the market.
- Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.
- Seven of the 12 winners tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Johnson drugged and attacked four women. There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.2to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep SYN spike: The wine had been drugged.3be drugged up to the eyeballs especially British English to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicine: She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.—drugged adjective