Stoned jstaondi [adjl informal feeling very relaxed or happy and not able to behave normally because of the effect of a drug The guy playing lead guitar was completely stoned,
get stoned (=take drugs and become stoned) They get stoned most weekends
overdose/'3uv3rd3os, [n C] too much of a
drug taken at one time, which makes you very ill or kills you: Richards is recovering from a drug overdose, + of The cause of death was an overdose of heroin.
overdose on sth /'эov9rd;>os Dn (sth)/ [phrasa/ verb T1 to take too much of a drug, especially when this causes death: She overdosed on barbiturates.
В someone who often takes drugs and cannot stop
drug user /'drAg juizaг/ [n C] someone who takes illegal drugs regularly: It is estimated that there are over two million drug users in the UK.
addict/'Јdikt/ [n C] someone who cannot stop taking illegal drugs: Ac/dicis often steal money to buy drugs. drug/heroin/crack addict Heroin addicts run an increased risk of getting AIDS.
addicted /a'dikt^d/ lad; not before noun] someone who is addicted cannot stop taking drugs and needs to take them regularly
+ to After a year's treatment, he is no longer addicted to heroin. become addicted I used to smoke dope occasionally but never became addicted.
junfcie /'dbAqki/ [n C] informal someone who regularly takes dangerous illegal drugs and cannot stop taking them: It's a scary part of town - there are thieves and junkies everywhere.
hooked /hukt/ [adj not before noun] informal someone who is hooked cannot stop taking drugs and needs to take them regularly: After my first cigarette, I was hooked!
DRUGS
+ on Ce/ia got hooked on crack after her divorce.
fid to stop taking drugs
come off sth, клт Df (sth)|orf-/ {phrasal verb T] to gradually stop taking a drug that you have been taking for a long time: It was ten years before she managed to
come off morphine.
be in rehab ,bi: in ri:haeb/ amerjcan if someone is in rehab, they are getting treatment to help them stop taking drugs or drinking too much alcohoclass="underline" He's been in rehab for over three months, rehab [adj only before noun] a rehab center f a rehab counselor
u buying and selling drugs
drug traJFflckiag /'drAg .traefikiq/ (n U]
the illegal activity of carrying drugs from
one country to another and selling them:
He was sentenced to death for drug trafficking.
drug trafficker {л CJ someone who
carries drugs illegally from one country
to another and sells them
drug dealer! dealer i'dv\g ,di;lar, dirlaV [n C] someone who sells illegal drugs: Police arrested a dealer yesterday who was selling marijuana to in a pub.
pusher/drug pusher /'ро/эг, drAg
.pojs1"; (n C] someone who sells illegal drugs, especially in order to encourage people to start taking drugs: A pusher approached us. asking if we wanted to buy any crack.
Ш the problem of drugs
drug problem /'drAg ргоЫэтЦ-.ргаь In singular] if a place has a drug problem, a lot of people take drugs there; if a person has a drug problem, they cannot stop taking drugs: G/asgou/s drug problem I If you think you have a drug problem, call our Helpline at this number
drug abuse /drAg 9,bju:s/ In U] the illegal use of drugs: the problem of drug abuse in the US
addiction /3'dikj>n/ [n C/U) when you cannot stop taking illegal drugs and you need to take them regularly drug/heroin/morphine addiction Drug addiction is now the biggest social problem in US cities.
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+ to Evans struggled for years to overcome her addiction to heroin.
to drive a car, train, or other vehicle
^ see also accident, control, travel,
test, road/path
drive /draiv/ |u I/TJ to drive a car. bus. train etc: Drive carefully - the roads are icy. I They drive on the left in the UK.
drive a car/bus/track etc We need someone to drive the school bus. I "What do you drive?" "A Fiat Braoa."
Don't say 'I'm learning to drive a car', 'can you drive a car?' etc. Say I'm learning to drive, can you drive? etc. The word 'car' is usually left out.
driving /'draiviij/ |n U] the activity of driving a car or other road vehicle: She was arrested for dangerous driving. I Driving in central London is pretty unpleasant.
/Ь You can also use driving before a noun, like an adjective: taking her driving test I a driving instructor I driving lessons
joyriding /'dpijaidi!]/ (n U] when young people drive a stolen car very fast and dangerously for excitement: Their night of joyriding ended in a child's death. joyrider [n CI someone who goes joyriding: Police arrested two joyriders.
to go somewhere in a car or other vehicle
drive /draiv/ {u I] to go somewhere in a car + to/from/into/through etc We drove to the airport, but couldn't find anywhere to park. I They drove home in silence. + off/away (=leave somewhere in a car) She drove off without saying goodbye, drive 50 kiiometres/100 miles etc We drove 50 miles north on Interstate 75. drive [n C] a journey in a car: It's a two- hour drive to Hamilton from here.
go by car/go by bike etc /gsu bai
(car, etc)/ to go somewhere in a car, on a
bicycle etc - use this especially when you are comparing different methods of travelling: One group went by car and the others took a taxi. I I can get to work in about 20 minutes by bike.
go for a drive (also take a ride AMERICAN) /,gau far э draiv, ,teik э raid/ to go
somewhere in a car for enjoyment: Let's go for a nice long drive in the country, i
We took a ride down to the ocean.
to take someone somewhere in a car or other vehicle
take/drive sb somewhere /teik,
draiv (sb) SAmweaV Cou/d you take me to the station, please? I The President was driuen away in a big black limousine.