Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with drug in American Collocation
drug
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
illegal
The possession of illicit drugs in some countries carries very severe penalties.
types of drug
As with alcohol abuse, recreational drugs are thought to have a damaging effect on the nervous system.
take drugs
There is often total disbelief when parents are told that their son or daughter is involved in drugs.
Up to half of young people may have experimented with illegal drugs or solvents by the time they are 16.
He was on drugs and stole to feed his habit.
sell drugs
He has admitted dealing drugs to pay for prostitutes.
be unable to stop using a drug
Having spent most of his adult life addicted to drugs, Barber didn’t know how to function without them.
make a drug which was illegal become legal
Cannabis use has rocketed since the drug was legalized in the Netherlands.
take drugs away using official power
Officers raided the flat to seize illegal drugs.
bring drugs into a country illegally
He had smuggled drugs between Mexico and the US.
someone who takes drugs
Drug addicts will steal from friends and family to buy drugs.
the use of drugs
Health professionals can help to identify problem alcohol and drug use as early as possible.
someone who sells drugs
Police are targeting drug dealers.
the act of selling drugs
At the hearing, they will be able to apply to seize money they believe to have been earned from drug deals.
the problem of being unable to stop taking drugs
Many prisoners have a drink or drug addiction.
crime related to drugs
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences.
an official attempt to take drugs away
Police seized heroin and cocaine in a drugs bust.
an occasion when someone takes too much of a drug
Reeves died of a drug overdose.