Drug
noun
A substance used as a medicine or in making medicines.
He no longer takes drugs to control his blood pressure
Often appears as...
- prescription drug
- over-the-counter drug
noun
A substance that affects how someone body or mind works, often illegal.
The rock star died of a drug overdose
Often appears as...
- drug abuse
- drug addict
Usage tips
Negative
verb
To give someone a substance that affects their body or mind, often without their knowledge.
He was accused of drugging his victims before robbing them
Often appears as...
- drug someone
- drug-induced
Usage tips
Negative
noun
A substance used as a medicine or in making medicines.
He no longer takes drugs to control his blood pressure
Often appears as...
- prescription drug
- over-the-counter drug
noun
A substance that affects how someone body or mind works, often illegal.
The rock star died of a drug overdose
Often appears as...
- drug abuse
- drug addict
Usage tips
Negative
verb
To give someone a substance that affects their body or mind, often without their knowledge.
He was accused of drugging his victims before robbing them
Often appears as...
- drug someone
- drug-induced
Usage tips
Negative
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in healthcare to discuss treatment with legal, approved substances.
After being diagnosed, a drug was prescribed to manage her condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Use
Formal and neutral, suitable for academic and professional discussions.
The conference focused on drug advancements for cancer therapy.
Pro Tip 3/3Drug Varieties
Drugs can be prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational with different legal statuses.
Prescription drugs should not be shared even if symptoms are similar.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in healthcare to discuss treatment with legal, approved substances.
After being diagnosed, a drug was prescribed to manage her condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Use
Formal and neutral, suitable for academic and professional discussions.
The conference focused on drug advancements for cancer therapy.
Pro Tip 3/3Drug Varieties
Drugs can be prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational with different legal statuses.
Prescription drugs should not be shared even if symptoms are similar.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Used in healthcare to discuss treatment with legal, approved substances.
After being diagnosed, a drug was prescribed to manage her condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Use
Formal and neutral, suitable for academic and professional discussions.
The conference focused on drug advancements for cancer therapy.
Pro Tip 3/3Drug Varieties
Drugs can be prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational with different legal statuses.
Prescription drugs should not be shared even if symptoms are similar.
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Bill Gates: The next...
to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen and be able to make drugs and vaccines that fit for that pathogen. So we can have tools,
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How do drugs affect the...
receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don't know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? For the most part, this depends on how a drug alters the communication
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What happens during a...
particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, will make heart attacks less likely, too. Heart attacks may be common, but they don't have to be inevitable.
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How sugar affects the...
an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system. Drugs like alcohol, nicotine, or heroin
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How does anesthesia...
including the brain. That's what inhalational anesthetics do. In Western medicine, diethyl ether was the first common one. It was best known as a recreational drug until doctors started to realize that people sometimes didn't notice injuries they received under the influence.
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How does caffeine keep...
and even beverages labeled decaf. Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, happy, and energetic, even if we haven't had enough sleep. But it can also raise our blood pressure, and make us feel anxious. It's the world most widely used drug. So how does it keep us awake?
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Prohibition criminalizes...
technologist at a local hospital he loved science and had previously worked researching marine sources of antibiotics he was a deeply generous guy a great cook a better uncle than I am an incredibly funny he was also a manufacturer of illegal drugs
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How does your body...
that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate, the pain-cancelling affect increases, reaching a maximum within about one or two hours. Then the body starts efficiently eliminating ibuprofen,
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Underground LSD Lab PIPE...
drugs today if he hadn't gotten caught thank you I felt the work I was doing was so important for humanity that I was willing to take the risks of being The Alchemist hiding away in his laboratory
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What Happens When Cats...
for cats catnip may be a recreational drug but it's totally harmless although there are always some overindulge
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Bill Gates: The next...
to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen and be able to make drugs and vaccines that fit for that pathogen. So we can have tools,
Video examples
How do drugs affect the...
receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don't know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? For the most part, this depends on how a drug alters the communication
Video examples
What happens during a...
particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, will make heart attacks less likely, too. Heart attacks may be common, but they don't have to be inevitable.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system. Drugs like alcohol, nicotine, or heroin
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
including the brain. That's what inhalational anesthetics do. In Western medicine, diethyl ether was the first common one. It was best known as a recreational drug until doctors started to realize that people sometimes didn't notice injuries they received under the influence.
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
and even beverages labeled decaf. Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, happy, and energetic, even if we haven't had enough sleep. But it can also raise our blood pressure, and make us feel anxious. It's the world most widely used drug. So how does it keep us awake?
Video examples
Prohibition criminalizes...
technologist at a local hospital he loved science and had previously worked researching marine sources of antibiotics he was a deeply generous guy a great cook a better uncle than I am an incredibly funny he was also a manufacturer of illegal drugs
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How does your body...
that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate, the pain-cancelling affect increases, reaching a maximum within about one or two hours. Then the body starts efficiently eliminating ibuprofen,
Video examples
Underground LSD Lab PIPE...
drugs today if he hadn't gotten caught thank you I felt the work I was doing was so important for humanity that I was willing to take the risks of being The Alchemist hiding away in his laboratory
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What Happens When Cats...
for cats catnip may be a recreational drug but it's totally harmless although there are always some overindulge
Example 1 of 10
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.
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Shaun Ryder
Drugs shut you down, cut you off emotionally. You think being off your head makes life easier, but it's a lot easier when you're not.
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Julie Foudy
American Athlete
Sports help women stay in school longer and make them less likely to use drugs, break the law, or get pregnant at an early age.
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Junior dos Santos
Brazilian Athlete
I don't like to use - I never use - any kind of drugs to help me in my fights. I don't like that. I don't like drugs.
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Gloria Gaynor
American Musician
People always want to ask me about my drug problem - I never had a drug problem; I had a self-esteem problem!
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Jeff Sessions
American Politician
Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs will destroy your life.
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Jaya Prada
Indian Actress
We need to raise our voice against the use of drugs and we need to save our youth.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
There's no drug in the world that can compare with playing music.
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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Chris Slade
Welsh Musician
I've never done drugs in my life.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.
Quote examples
Shaun Ryder
Drugs shut you down, cut you off emotionally. You think being off your head makes life easier, but it's a lot easier when you're not.
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Julie Foudy
American Athlete
Sports help women stay in school longer and make them less likely to use drugs, break the law, or get pregnant at an early age.
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Junior dos Santos
Brazilian Athlete
I don't like to use - I never use - any kind of drugs to help me in my fights. I don't like that. I don't like drugs.
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Gloria Gaynor
American Musician
People always want to ask me about my drug problem - I never had a drug problem; I had a self-esteem problem!
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Jeff Sessions
American Politician
Our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs will destroy your life.
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Jaya Prada
Indian Actress
We need to raise our voice against the use of drugs and we need to save our youth.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
There's no drug in the world that can compare with playing music.
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Lily Tomlin
American Actress
The best mind-altering drug is the truth.
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Chris Slade
Welsh Musician
I've never done drugs in my life.
Example 1 of 10
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