drug
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- noun
- /drʌg/
- NSFW
:
droga
- Keep in mind that in America, prescription-only drugs are widely advertised on public television.
- drug use
- drugs and alcohol
- drug users
But then don't just test your drugs at home, kids.
- But then don't just test your drugs at home, kids.
- And the half life of these drugs is very well known.
- Go to school, don't do bad drugs, don't drink and drive.
- Crystal methamphetamine is the drug of choice in Hawaii.
- It was, it was like a drug, bad addiction I had.
- And so they have to price the new drugs at very high rates.
- They just weren't such wonder drugs as they thought.
- So you have two ways to approve drugs mostly for cancer, right?
- But two, the way we police drugs creates monopolies.
- Then you got to pay to get the drugs to Omaha, NE.
- And my first escape was, was through drugs and alcohol and bullying.
- My will, even if we stop the drug addiction, what's next?
- I feel like that's a drug that destroys your mind.
- If drink and alienation and drugs are the problem.
- The old bomb's got the drugs in his mind.
- with all the all the drugs and and problems and
Examples
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The route of administration influences the time taken for the drug to reach maximal concentration.
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Because relatively few are exposed to the drug, the number of adverse reactions is low.
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And the half life of these drugs is very well known.
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And so they have to price the new drugs at very high rates.
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But then a few months later while on the drug, it all came back.
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I try not to do any drug that costs more than my car, okay?
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So you have two ways to approve drugs mostly for cancer, right?
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Well, the AI took the drug and the AI survived.
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The combined effect of these drugs is to make a slower, more effective pump.
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Many patients rely on this drug to manage their chronic pain effectively.
Synonyms
588
2.7
A medicine you take to treat or prevent illness
217
7.2
Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
18
4.6
A medicine used to treat or prevent illness
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
Compounds
- NSFW
36
5.3
A group that makes and sells illegal drugs and uses violence or bribes officials to control the business
- NSFW
34
2.8
Using illegal or harmful drugs too often so they harm a person's health and life
- NSFW
28
3.4
A long-lasting problem where someone cannot stop using drugs even though it harms them
- NSFW
22
3.7
A fight by police and government against illegal drugs and people who make or sell them
- Formal
15
3.0
A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices
- Specialized
9
3.7
A medicine that has the same dose and effect as a brand-name medicine but costs less
- NSFW
7
4.6
A strong illegal substance that people quickly become addicted to, like heroin or cocaine
A United States government agency that enforces laws about illegal drugs
- NSFW
4
7.4
An illegal drug people use for fun that changes how they think and can harm them
- NSFW
3
7.2
A drug that makes you see or hear things that are not real and changes how you think and feel
- Specialized
3
4.2
A medicine sold under a company's name that only that company sells
- Specialized
3
3.2
A medicine that treats depression by changing chemicals in the brain
- Formal
2
3.4
A United States agency that enforces laws about illegal drugs and arrests people who sell them
- Specialized
2
4.4
Something that changes how the mind works and so changes mood, behaviour and what you notice
- Specialized
1
6.5
A drug that ends a pregnancy by causing the body to remove the unborn baby
- Specialized
1
4.1
A medicine that calms serious mental problems like hearing or seeing things that are not there
- NSFW
1
5.8
A drug taken for pleasure that changes how you think and can cause addiction or harm
- Specialized
1
3.9
A drug that makes the body's immune system weaker to prevent organ rejection or treat autoimmune disease
- Specialized
1
4.9
A medicine that kills cells and helps treat cancer during chemotherapy
- Specialized
1
4.1
A medicine that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy
- Specialized
1
4.1
A medicine that reduces pain and swelling without steroids, like ibuprofen or aspirin
- Specialized
1
6.8
A medicine for depression that raises mood chemicals in the brain like serotonin and norepinephrine
- NSFW
1
4.8
A drug with mild effects, for example cannabis, that does not often cause addiction
- Formal
The official removal of a medicine from sale by authorities or makers because it is unsafe
- Specialized
A medical method that uses a small electric current to push medicine into body tissues
- Specialized
A drug that acts like adrenaline to make the heart beat faster and open the airways
- Specialized
A medicine that kills or stops the growth of bacteria to treat infections
- Specialized
A medicine that prevents or reduces seizures in people with epilepsy
- Specialized
A drug that blocks a nerve chemical called acetylcholine in the nervous system
- Specialized
A medicine that makes the kidneys keep more water and reduce urine
How Technical
- Specialized
18
4.6
- Specialized
1
7.7
588
2.7
- Specialized
529
1.0
- NSFW
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1.9
77
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Drug probably comes from an old word like dry, which means 'dry'. Early medicines were often dried plants or powders, so people began to call these remedies 'drugs'.