Drug Drʌɡ I Use/Abuse Medicine Prescription Noun Smoke

• he does not smoke or take drugs.
• to use/abuse drugs
• i don't do drugs (= use them).
• to smuggle/supply/sell drugs

drug

1. an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject, etc. for the physical and mental effects it has
• SEE ALSO class A drug
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/class-a-drug
• He does not smoke or take drugs.
• to use/abuse drugs
• I don't do drugs (= use them).
• to smuggle/supply/sell drugs
• He was charged with possessing drugs.
• illegal/illicit drugs
• She looked like she was on drugs (= had taken drugs).
• I found out he was on drugs (= took them regularly).
• a drug dealer/trafficker/smuggler
• drug use/abuse
• She was a drug addict.
• The actor struggled with drug addiction.

Extra Examples

• I never smoke, drink or use drugs.
• The movie depicts sex, drinking and drug use.
• There was a huge growth in the export of illicit drugs.
• He is accused of supplying the drug that killed the teenager.
• It was obvious from his arm he had been injecting drugs.
• It was many years since he had used cocaine or any other hard drug.
• He was the only member of the band who never got into hard drugs.
• She became a heavy drug user.
• He was a petty thief and drug dealer.
• Drug traffickers are getting across the border.
• He was murdered by a drugs cartel.
• a criminal with connections to the drug trade
• This property was all bought with drug money.
• She was charged with drug offences.
• She died of a drug overdose.
• Alcohol and drug treatment programs have been cut.
• All athletes have to undergo regular drug testing.
• Some workplaces have introduced mandatory drug screening.
• The new federal drug czar claimed the nation was winning the war on drugs.
• a review of the drug sentencing laws to make penalties harsher
• the dangers of drink and drugs
• They committed the crime while high on drugs.
• the latest moves in the drug war
• They had a liberal attitude to recreational drugs.
• Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars.
• an athlete who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs
• She was found to be under the influence of drugs.
2. a substance used as a medicine or used in a medicine
• SEE ALSO designer drug
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/designer-drug
• to prescribe/administer a drug
• a prescription drug (= one that must be prescribed by a doctor)
• anti-inflammatory/antiviral/painkilling drugs
• a new cancer drug
• a major drug company
• He's taking drugs for depression.

Extra Examples

• The doctors diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed drugs.
• His parents had to learn to administer his drugs.
• Patients need to inject the drug every two weeks.
• The drug has been approved to treat prostate cancer.
• Prescription drug prices rose.
• You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug.
• The doctor put me on a course of painkilling drugs.
• Some infections are now resistant to drugs.
• The nurses came around to give the patients their drugs.
• They're hailing it as the new wonder drug.
• We want to make it possible for African companies to produce cheaper generic drugs.
• new drugs that have been developed recently
• drugs that help the growth of skin tissue
• a powerful drug against tuberculosis
• Some veterinary drugs are not approved for use in food-producing animals.
• The drug has some bad side effects.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods).