drug use
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- noun
- /drʌɡ juːs/
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consumo de drogas
- You know, in my area there's a lot of drug use, there's a lot of drugs culture.
- illicit drug use
- injection drug use
- drug use rates
There's basically open drug use, people shooting up.
- There's basically open drug use, people shooting up.
- You know, in my area there's a lot of drug use, there's a lot of drugs culture.
- And it, it prompts me to make clear that not all drug use is problematic.
- It had the most comments and it was about the drug use and the PED use in a sport like CrossFit.
- And so Harry has admitted to extremely extensive drug use involving a large number of illegal substances.
- But yeah, you just see people, you see open air drug use, you see people like Od'd just lying on the ground either not moving or like twitching.
- So I have two openers that are in Alcoholics Anonymous that are my friends who not to hide my drug use from them as well.
- So I ended up in a mental institution for three months and my drug use was to stay awake at work, stay awake at work.
- What effects did drug use have on the philosophy of Western society and the democratic forms of governance?
- Make sense And do you feel like post drug use you look back on yourself?
Examples
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And it, it prompts me to make clear that not all drug use is problematic.
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How bad did it get for you at that time in terms of drug use and, and your mindset?
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When I start to fall short in those areas as a result of my drug use, then that has to go.
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So let me ask, how has drug use or the study of drugs changed you as a human being?
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What level of drug use goes on in this house?
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For example, a theater student acting as a patient reported a history of drug use in his past.
Academic text (2011) -
The west side is where the most severe drug use takes place.
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So I think that the culture influences the drug use in part.
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Furthermore, arrests for drug use disrupt the lives of drug users, their families, and their neighbors.
Academic text (2011) -
Many teenagers struggle with the pressures of drug use in their daily lives.
Synonyms
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3.7
Using drugs or alcohol too much so it harms your health
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2.8
Using illegal or harmful drugs too often so they harm a person's health and life
Antonyms
How Frequent
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the act or practice of taking drugs' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'drug' (a substance) with 'use' (to apply or consume), forming a straightforward noun phrase indicating using drugs. Although contextual nuances (medical use vs. illegal/harmful use) exist, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily grasp the basic meaning.
Etymology
Drug use puts together drug, meaning a medicine or an illegal substance, and use, meaning 'to take' or 'to use' something. Imagine someone taking a pill: drug use simply means the act of 'taking drugs', often talking about illegal or harmful drug taking.