on drugs

idiom

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

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Following Murry’s death in 1973, Brian went into seclusion, existing on drugs and overeating, building a sandbox in his home for his piano, lying in bed all day, sometimes emerging in only a bathrobe. Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025 The tabloids kept reporting the bad news: He was wasted on drugs, broke, living out of a car. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025 The idea of having a reliable revenue stream from cannabis sales dedicated in part to rebuilding communities harmed by economic disinvestment, violence and the war on drugs is good. Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 The driver, who has not been identified, is also being held on suspicion of multiple dangerous driving offenses, including driving while on drugs, Merseyside Police Detective Chief Superintendent Karen Jaundrill said. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 May 2025 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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