| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| drug addict n | (person dependent on a substance) (vardagligt, kränkande) | narkoman s |
| drogberoende person adj + s |
| missbrukare s |
| A lot of drug addicts commit burglaries to fund their habit. |
drug dealer,
dealer,
pusher,
drug peddler,
peddler n | ([sb] who sells illegal drugs) (vardagligt) | knarklangare s |
| (slang, lånord) | dealer s |
| The drug dealer was arrested after he tried to sell heroin to a police officer. |
| drug dealing n | (selling of illegal drugs) (vardagligt) | knarklangning s |
| Drug dealing is punished more harshly than drug use. |
| drug lord n | (illegal drug trafficker) (bildlig) | knarkkung s |
| Drug lords don't think twice about killing in order to protect their business. |
| drug runner n | (person who trafficks drugs) (vardagligt) | knarklangare s |
| (formell) | narkotikasmugglare s |
| The drug runners were picked up at the airport. |
| drug smuggler n | (trafficker in illegal substances) | drogsmugglare s |
| (formell) | narkotikatraffikant s |
| The drug smuggler was arrested when a sniffer dog discovered the cocaine. |
| drug trafficking n | (smuggling illegal drugs) | narkotikahandel s |
| (vardagligt) | knarkhandel s |
| The police decided to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border. |
drugstore,
drug store n | US (pharmacy and general shop) | apotek s |
| Mary drove to the drug store to buy aspirin. |
| FDA n | US, initialism (Food and Drug Administration) | FDA s |
| (svensk motsvarighet) | livsmedelsverket s |
| hard drugs npl | (cocaine, heroin, etc.) | tunga droger spl |
| He started off abusing alcohol and later moved on to hard drugs. |
miracle drug,
wonder drug n | (effective new drug) | mirakelmedicin s |
| panacea s |
| Penicillin was called a miracle drug when it first came out because it stopped infections. |
mule,
drug mule n | figurative, slang (person transporting drugs) | smugglare s |
| The cartels use mules to transport drugs into America. |
| over-the-counter drug n | (medicine: no prescription) | receptfri medicin s |
| The hypochondriac used a lot of over-the counter drugs. |
| recreational drug n | (drug taken for pleasure) | partydrog s |
| rekreationsdrog s |
| The use of recreational drugs by adolescents is less of a problem here than it is in other areas. |
recreational drug use,
recreational use n | (taking drugs for pleasure) | droganvädning s |
| drogmissbruk s |
| Recreational drug use by students is increasing. |
truth serum,
truth drug n | (sodium pentothal) | sanningsserum s |
| The CIA agent administered the truth serum to the suspected terrorist. |
