drug-taking

drug-taking

n
(Recreational Drugs) the activity of taking illegal drugs
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Translations

drug-taking

[ˈdrʌgˌteɪkɪŋ] Nconsumo m de drogas
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drug-taking

[ˈdrʌgˌteɪkɪŋ] nuso di droga
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References in classic literature ?
The unhappiness of Philip's life at school had called up in him the power of self-analysis; and this vice, as subtle as drug-taking, had taken possession of him so that he had now a peculiar keenness in the dissection of his feelings.
A Pharmacist, Rotkang Okunlola, says non-adherence to drug-taking schedule breeds drug resistance.
Can the Commissioner say how many heroin or cocaine addicts did NOT start their drug-taking by using cannabis?
Police in the northern region have revealed a dangerous new method of drug-taking known as 'bluetoothing' amongst youth drug addicts in Tonota.
Graves of war heroes and hundreds of others at a Grade II-listed cemetery are being tarnished as homeless people use them as illegal camps for drug-taking and rough-sleeping.
PC Darrell Rotherham was set to be dismissed from the force if he hadn't quit over the weekend, describing himself as "deeply ashamed and very embarrassed" over his descent into drug-taking.
Campbell said yesterday: "Drug-taking in the general adult population is falling and drug-taking levels among young people remain low.
In research (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00444) published Friday in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Cunningham and her team trained rats to self-administer oxycodone when exposed to lights and sounds that created a drug-taking environment.
Al-Mutlqem noted that awareness among youth of the hazards of drug-taking has hit 31 percent, compared to 51 percent among cultured people.
The overgrown land, between Craven Road and Mavis Street in Scout Hill, is a haven for drug-taKing, alcohol abuse and fly-tipping.
BORING pop stars who brag about their "wild" drug-taking come across as edgy and ground-breaking as the The Wurzels.