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drug British & World English

a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

drug bust (also drugs bust) British & World English

a seizure of illegal drugs by the police or other law-enforcement agency

drug-free British & World English

(of a place) where no illegal drugs are used

drug mule British & World English

a person who transports illegal drugs by swallowing them or concealing them in a body cavity

drug test British & World English

a test performed on blood or urine to determine the presence or absence of proscribed drugs and used especially to detect athletes using performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids

drug abuse British & World English

the habitual taking of illegal drugs

drug addict British & World English

a person who is addicted to an illegal drug

drug baron (also drugs baron) British & World English

a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs

drug squad (also drugs squad) British & World English

a division of a police force investigating crimes involving illegal drugs

orphan drug British & World English

a synthetic pharmaceutical which remains commercially undeveloped

street drug British & World English

a drug sold illegally and used for its mood-altering, stimulant, or sedative effects

truth drug British & World English

a drug supposedly able to induce a state in which a person answers questions truthfully

designer drug British & World English

a synthetic analogue of a legally restricted or prohibited drug, devised to circumvent drug laws

drug-driving British & World English

the action or offence of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, typically ones that are illegal

gateway drug British & World English

a drug which supposedly leads the user on to more addictive or dangerous drugs

class A or B or C drug in class British & World English

an illegal narcotic drug classified as being of the most harmful and addictive (or a less harmful and addictive) kind, possession or sale of which incurs corresponding legal penalties

lifestyle drug British & World English

a pharmaceutical product characterized as improving the quality of life rather than alleviating or curing disease

date-rape drug British & World English

a drug that causes temporary loss of memory or inhibition, surreptitiously given to a girl or a woman so that her date may sexually abuse or rape her

dangerous British & World English

(of a drug) addictive or otherwise harmful or illegal

polydrug British & World English

relating to or denoting the use of several, typically illegal, drugs together

prodrug British & World English

a biologically inactive compound which can be metabolized in the body to produce a drug

drug English-French

médicament m

drug English-German

[Arznei]mittel

drug English-Italian

droga f

drug1 English-Spanish

droga, estupefaciente

drug2 English-Spanish

drogar*

drug test English-French

contrôle m antidopage

drug user English-French

toxicomane mf

drug test English-German

Dopingkontrolle

drug user English-German

Drogenkonsument/-konsumentin

hard drug English-German

harte Droge

soft drug English-German

weiche Droge

drug mule English-Italian

corriere m della droga

drug test English-Italian

antidoping m inv

drug user English-Italian

tossicomane, -a mf

hard drug English-Italian

droga f pesante

soft drug English-Italian

droga f leggera

drug abuse English-French

consommation

drug addict English-French

toxicomane mf

drug habit English-French

accoutumance

drug abuse English-German

Drogenmissbrauch

drug abuser English-German

Drogenmissbrauch Treibender/Treibende

drug addict English-German

Drogensüchtige

drug dealer English-German

Drogenhändler, -händlerin

drug scene English-German

Drogenszene

drug-taking English-German

Drogeneinnahme