on drugs

idiom

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

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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said Rodriguez was on parole for carjacking and was high on drugs during the pursuit. Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 The Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s signature domestic achievement, imposed government price controls on drugs for the first time, discouraging the long-term investment and risk-taking required to develop new cures. Anthony J. Zagotta, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 America was waging a war on drugs, which was really a war on poor Black and brown communities that ended up warehousing a generation of young people in prison. Dread Scott, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 Murdaugh has struggled with severe opioid addiction for years, allegedly spending $50,000 a week on drugs. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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