Drug-abuse
noun
1.
addiction to drugs.
2.
substance abuse involving drugs.
drug abuse n.
Habitual use of drugs to alter one’s mood, emotion, or state of consciousness.
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- Drug bust
noun the arrest of persons involved with illegal drugs and seizure of the drugs by law enforcement officers
- Drug baron
noun 1. the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs noun a person who runs an organization dealing in illegal substances; also called drug lord
- Drug-chugging
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- Drug czar
noun a US federal position in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, established to fight the war on drugs