on drugs

idiom

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

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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 Philippines ex-President Duterte arrested over war on drugs 01:20 His surprise arrest by Philippine police at the request of the ICC caused outrage among his army of supporters, who called it a kidnapping at the behest of a foreign court. Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2025 Ultimately, the problem is that foreign governments are imposing price controls on drugs. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 4 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 29 May. 2025.

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