on drugs

phrase

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

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They’ve often been locked up in a room for ages on drugs and are in love with the men who forced them into these lives. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026 The pressures of cracking down on cannabis and the war on drugs paradoxically worked to make marijuana much more potent. Peter Grinspoon, STAT, 9 July 2026 Reminiscent of the war on drugs California imposed a 15% excise tax on legal marijuana sales — last year, that tax jumped up to 19%, before Newsom and the Legislature, recognizing the industry’s struggles, paused the increase until June 2028. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 In 2020, Gillum was found in a Miami Beach hotel room with a man who had apparently overdosed on drugs. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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