{
    "term": "drug",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject, etc. for the physical and mental effects it has",
            "sensetop": "on drugs",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He does not smoke or **take drugs**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **use/abuse drugs**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't **do drugs** *(= use them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **smuggle/supply/sell drugs**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with **possessing drugs**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**illegal/illicit drugs**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked like she was on drugs *(= had taken drugs)*.",
                    "contextForm": "on drugs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found out he was on drugs *(= took them regularly)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **drug dealer/trafficker/smuggler**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**drug use/abuse**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a **drug addict**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The actor struggled with **drug addiction**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never smoke, drink or use drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie depicts sex, drinking and drug use."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a huge growth in the export of illicit drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is accused of supplying the drug that killed the teenager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was obvious from his arm he had been injecting drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was many years since he had used cocaine or any other hard drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the only member of the band who never got into hard drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became a heavy drug user."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a petty thief and drug dealer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Drug traffickers are getting across the border."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was murdered by a drugs cartel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a criminal with connections to the drug trade"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This property was all bought with drug money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was charged with drug offences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She died of a drug overdose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Alcohol and drug treatment programs have been cut."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All athletes have to undergo regular drug testing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some workplaces have introduced mandatory drug screening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new federal drug czar claimed the nation was winning the war on drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a review of the drug sentencing laws to make penalties harsher"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dangers of drink and drugs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They committed the crime while high on drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the latest moves in the drug war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had a liberal attitude to recreational drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an athlete who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was found to be under the influence of drugs."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["illegal", "illicit", "addictive"],
                "verb + drug": ["inject"],
                "drug + noun": ["baron", "kingpin", "lord"],
                "phrases": ["drink and drugs", "drugs and alcohol"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a substance used as a medicine or used in a medicine",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **prescribe/administer a drug**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **prescription drug** *(= one that must be  by a doctor)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "anti-inflammatory/antiviral/painkilling drugs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a new **cancer drug**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major **drug company**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's taking drugs for depression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctors diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His parents had to learn to administer his drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Patients need to inject the drug every two weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug has been approved to treat prostate cancer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prescription drug prices rose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor put me on a course of painkilling drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some infections are now resistant to drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The nurses came around to give the patients their drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're hailing it as the new wonder drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to make it possible for companies all over the world to produce cheaper generic drugs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "new drugs that have been developed recently"
                },
                {
                    "text": "drugs that help the growth of skin tissue"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a powerful drug against tuberculosis"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some veterinary drugs are not approved for use in food-producing animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug has some bad side effects."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["powerful", "strong", "effective"],
                "… of drug": ["course", "dose"],
                "verb + drug": ["be on", "take", "prescribe (somebody)"],
                "drug + verb": ["cure something", "help something", "treat something"],
                "drug + noun": ["company", "prices"],
                "preposition": ["drug against", "drug for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drʌɡ/",
                "audio": "dr/drug/drug__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/drʌɡ/",
                "audio": "dr/drug/drug__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods)."
}