Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to using illegal drugs in British Thesaurus

abuse (noun)

the use of alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health

addiction (noun)

a strong need that someone feels to regularly take an illegal or harmful drug

bust (noun)

informal an occasion when the police go into a place to search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs

clean (adjective)

informal no longer using illegal drugs

cold turkey (noun)

informal the unpleasant physical effects that someone feels when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they are addicted to

cold turkey (noun)

informal a method of treating addiction to a drug that involves suddenly stopping taking the drug

comedown (noun)

an unpleasant physical and mental feeling that someone gets when an illegal drug stops affecting them

crack den (noun)

a place where people go to buy and use the illegal drug crack

crackhouse (noun)

informal a place where people buy and use the illegal drug crack

dependence (noun)

the fact that someone is addicted to a drug or to alcohol

drug abuse (noun)

the use of illegal or dangerous drugs

drug czar (noun)

an official employed by a national government to try to stop the trade in illegal drugs

drug squad (noun)

British the part of the police force whose job is to try to stop the trade in illegal drugs

fix (noun)

an amount of a drug that someone feels they need to take regularly

flashback (noun)

a sudden very clear memory of something that you experienced while under the influence of a drug

habit (noun)

a physical need to do something regularly such as smoke cigarettes or take drugs

high (noun)

a feeling produced by drugs or alcohol

hit (noun)

informal an occasion when someone uses an illegal drug

hit (noun)

the effect that an illegal drug has on someone who uses it

hookah (noun)

a pipe for smoking tobacco or drugs that has a long tube and pulls the smoke through a small container of water

joint (noun)

informal a cigarette that contains cannabis

line (noun)

informal a quantity of an illegal drug that is arranged into a line before being taken

mule (noun)

informal someone who is paid to bring illegal drugs into a country by hiding them on or in their body

OD (noun)

informal an overdose of a dangerous drug

overdose (noun)

too much of a drug that someone takes at one time

pill (noun)

an illegal drug that you swallow

possession (noun)

the crime of owning something illegal, for example drugs or weapons

reefer (noun)

informal a cigarette containing the drug cannabis

rehab (noun)

informal the process of helping someone to give up drugs or alcohol

rehabilitate (verb)

to help someone to give up drugs or alcohol, so that they can return to a healthy, independent, and useful life

re-up (noun)

informal a new supply of illegal drugs for someone to sell

roach (noun)

informal the end of a cigarette containing marijuana

rush (noun)

informal a strong feeling of pleasure that people get after taking some types of drugs

shooting gallery (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a place where people use illegal drugs by injecting them

solvent abuse (noun)

the dangerous habit of breathing in the gas from substances like glue in order to feel good

spliff (noun)

very informal a cigarette made with cannabis (=an illegal drug)

street value (noun)

the price of something illegal, especially drugs

substance abuse (noun)

the practice of drinking too much alcohol or of taking illegal drugs

tab (noun)

very informal a tablet containing an illegal drug, especially LSD

that’s the drink/drugs etc talking ()

used for saying that someone is saying something only because they have had too much alcohol to drink, have taken drugs etc

toke (noun)

informal an act of breathing in smoke from a cigarette or pipe containing cannabis

tracks (noun)

marks left by a needle on the skin of someone who uses illegal drugs

trip (noun)

very informal a strange experience that someone has because they have taken a powerful illegal drug

water pipe (noun)

a hookah

withdrawal (noun)

a period during which someone feels ill because they have stopped taking a drug or other substance that they are addicted to

withdrawal symptoms (noun)

the unpleasant physical and mental effects suffered by someone who stops taking a substance that they are addicted to, especially a drug