on drugs

idiom

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

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That nurse later overdosed on drugs acquired from the hospital. Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 In global health, billions are spent on drugs and treatments. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025 Penny was arrested in May 2023, nearly two weeks after he was questioned and released following a deadly encounter with Neely, who was high on drugs and threatening to kill people on a Manhattan F train when the 26-year-old architecture student grabbed him in a headlock from behind. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024 Several experts said the threat was likely a negotiating tactic intended to prod the countries to take action on drugs and immigration. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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