on drugs

idiom

: using drugs or high on drugs
She looks like she's on drugs.

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Whoever thought a song about being high as a kite on drugs, stalking someone else’s girlfriend would resonate quite so much? Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 May 2025 If the Section 232 investigation concludes that national security vulnerabilities exist, then the government would impose tariffs on drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague accuse the 80-year-old political patriarch of carrying out a brutal war on drugs that killed possibly thousands of people, including many innocents and bystanders. Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 Experts attribute the decrease to several factors, including broader access to the opioid antidote naloxone, $50 billion in funding for drug treatment and youth prevention from national opioid settlements, and a crackdown on drugs smuggled through Canada and Mexico. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for on drugs

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“On drugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20drugs. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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