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noun substance used as a medicine ADJ. powerful, strong | modern, new | wonder They're hailing it as the new wonder drug. | sedative | anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, etc. | prescription You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug. QUANT. course, dose VERB + DRUG be on, take Are you taking any other drugs at present? | prescribe (sb), put sb on The doctor put me on anti-inflammatory drugs. | give sb, treat sb with | administer, give sb The nurses came round to give the patients their drugs. | develop new drugs that have been developed recently | be resistant to, not respond to Some infections are now resistant to drugs. DRUG + VERB cure sth, help sth, treat sth drugs that help the growth of skin tissue DRUG + NOUN company PREP. ~ against a powerful drug against tuberculosis | ~ for He's taking drugs for depression. illegal substance ADJ. illegal | addictive, hallucinogenic | dangerous, hard heroin and other hard drugs | soft (= not considered very dangerous) Many addicts start on soft drugs, such as cannabis. | designer (= artificially produced) She took a tablet of the designer drug Ecstasy. VERB + DRUG inject (See note for more verbs.) DRUG + NOUN baron, pusher | cartel | misuse | drug/drugs charges, offence | squad | war the latest moves in the drug war (See note for more nouns.) PHRASES drink and drugs the dangers of drink and drugsNOTEillegal drugsdo (informal), experiment with, take, try, use ~ The minister confessed to having experimented with cannabis in her youth.be/get high on ~ They committed the crime while high on drugs.be addicted to, be dependent on, be/get hooked on, be on (informal) ~ He seemed to be on acid most of the time.be/come off ~ He's tried several times to come off cocaine.possess ~ arrested on charges of possessing narcoticsdeal (in), sell, smuggle, supply, traffic (in) ~ The country imposes the death penalty for trafficking in marijuana.seize ~ The heroin seized has an estimated street value of £600 000.~ abuse, addiction, consumption, use Cannabis consumption has increased sharply.~ habit, problem She allegedly has a $500-a-day coke habit.~ overdose Heroin overdose is a major cause of death among heroin users.~ addict, user~ dealer, trafficker, smuggler~ production, smuggling, trade, trafficking The authorities have been accused of active involvement in the narcotics trade.addiction to, dependence on, use of ~ the use of cocainetrade in ~ measures to combat the trade in narcotics
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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drug
verbs
take/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 + NOUN
drug 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 addiction
a 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 traffickers
drug 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 trade
the 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.
adjectives
illegal 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
>>> Do not say ' light drugs '. Say soft drugs .
>>> Instead of 'heavy drugs', you usually say hard drugs
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