illicit substance

collocation in English

meaningsofillicitandsubstance

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illicit
adjective
uk
/ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/us
/ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/
illegal or disapproved of ...
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substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/
material with particular ...
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(Definition ofillicitandsubstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofillicit substance

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In the analyses for recent alcohol use andillicitsubstanceuse, community risk emerged as a positive predictor.
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Economic and family risk scores were significant predictors of young women's licit substance use, and economic risk scores were associated withillicitsubstanceuse.
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In addition to work and romantic engagement, in this study we examined the role ofillicitsubstance use and deviant peer association in maintaining antisocial pathways.
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Significant reductions in favour of the treatment condition were observed for psychopathology, chlorpromazine equivalent dose of antipsychotics, alcohol andillicitsubstanceuse, severity of dependence and hospitalization.
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My plea is that we should not view anyillicitsubstancein isolation.
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Thus, even small amounts of illicit substances could have deleterious effects in immigrants ' sensitized ' by chronic social defeat.
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There is heavy drinking among the occupants, and many others, suspected of being under the influence of various other illicit substances, stumble around the area.
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It is easier than before to smuggle illicit substances across borders.
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If they go to all-night raves, they accompany the illicit substances that they take with water, not alcohol.
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Prices for illicit substances in general have fallen, while purity levels seem to be fairly stable.
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The second is that we need to offer protection to such people, particularly probation officers, who might be intimidated and have pressure put upon them to take in illicit substances.
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Does she agree that free access to mail and visitors would give freer access to illicit substances and that lockable bedrooms would increase the likelihood of deliberate self-harm by residents?
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Depressants are widely used throughout the world as prescription medicines and as illicit substances.
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It alludes to understanding the effects of illicit substances and disease, as well as the underlying change in personality which likely ensues in relation.
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As with all injected illicit substances, there is a risk of the user contracting blood-borne infections if sterile injecting equipment is not available or used.
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Students are checked for illicit substances before entry and are carefully monitored.
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Cross-tolerance has been observed with pharmaceutical drugs such as anti-anxiety agents and illicit substances, and sometimes the two of them together.
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Sodium nitroprusside is similarly used as a presumptive test for the presence of alkaloids (amine-containing natural products) that are common in illicit substances.
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Nevertheless, researchers could find standard casual causes of violence, such as experiencing this problem during childhood or adolescence and consumption of illicit substances.
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A controlled operation typically includes the substitution of all of the illicit substances, or the significant majority of them, by the law enforcement agency with similar looking but benign materials.
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