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• 1. an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocaine, which some people take in order to feel happy, relaxed, or excited

• -A lot of young people start taking drugs at school.

• -One third of America's thirteen-year-olds use drugs.

• -I don't drink, and I don't do drugs.

• -She always looks as though she's on drugs.

• -All the band experimented with drugs, particularly LSD.

• -Parents should talk openly to their children about the dangers of drug abuse.

• -Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.

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• 2- a medicine, or a substance for making medicines

• -a drug used in the treatment of cancer

• drug for

• -new drugs for AIDS-related conditions

• -Drugs prescribed (=ordered for people) by doctors can be extremely hazardous if used in the wrong way.

• -The big drug companies make huge profits.

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• 3. a substance that people doing a sport sometimes take illegally to improve their performance

• -She was banned from the Olympics after failing a drug test (=a test that shows if you have taken drugs).

• performance-enhancing drugs

• alcohol/drug abuse (=the practice of drinking too much or taking illegal drugs)

• lifesaving surgery/treatment/drugs etc

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• hard drugs [plural] very strong illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine

• soft drug [countable] an illegal drug such marijuana that is not considered to be very harmful

• drug addict [countable]: someone who cannot stop taking illegal drugs