drug user
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdruganduser
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdrug.
drug
noun[C]
uk/drʌɡ/us/drʌɡ/
any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as ...
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user
noun[C]
uk/ˈjuː.zər/us/ˈjuː.zɚ/
someone who uses a product, machine, ...
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(Definition ofdruganduserfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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She was not adruguser, nor was her family.
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There is a further point about the youngdruguser.
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Secondly, there is the so-called recreationaldruguser.
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They recognise that there are two kinds ofdruguser.
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He is not, as it happens, adruguserhimself.
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Drugs do not just harm the health of thedruguser.
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I am very pleased that we are focusing our attention on the problematicdruguser.
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Today'sdruguserdoes not conform to most people's idea of a junkie.
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Thedruguseris released to exactly the same circumstances as those pertaining when arrested.
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Stoeckley was a well-knowndruguserin the area.
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He reportedly, in this time, was an aviddruguser.
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I am not sure who is competent to differentiate between a chaotic and a non-chaoticdruguser.
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The average age of the harddruguserhas increased to the late twenties from the early twenties.
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It is youth workers who are often the first point of contact for the streetdruguser.
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The commercial requirements of the companies and the needs of thedruguserare already pulling in the same direction.
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A probation order with a treatment condition attached will obviously be fully negotiated with thedruguser.
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What measures will the ministerial committee take to tackle the criminality of thedruguserwho creates the market?
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My concern is that the words "susceptible to treatment" imply that thedruguserwill be allowed only one chance.
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If, every time our hypotheticaldruguserbecome addicted, a doctor stepped forward and cured the addiction immediately, the person would not be free to become a permanent drug addict.
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Whether adruguseris imprisoned for a drug related offence appears to depend partially on where the offence was committed.
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The police estimate that each injectingdrugusercommits the frightening number of 26 crimes each month to feed his or her habit.
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In the last seven months of that year, 41 of the cases were reported to be in the intravenousdrugusercategory.
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This does not include any delay in preparing the groundwork and getting thedruguserto accept the need for rehabilitation.
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Where a difference can be shown—with progress2work across the country, it has been—is between adruguserand a drug addict.
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