Collocations for drug - noun

powerful, strong | modern, new | wonder
They''re hailing it as the new wonder drug.

sedative | anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, etc. | prescription
You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug.

course, dose

be on, take
Are you taking any other drugs at present?

prescribe (sb), put sb on
The doctor put me on anti-inflammatory drugs.

give sb, treat sb with | administer, give sb
The nurses came round to give the patients their drugs.

develop
new drugs that have been developed recently

be resistant to, not respond to
Some infections are now resistant to drugs.

cure sth, help sth, treat sth
drugs that help the growth of skin tissue

company

~ against
a powerful drug against tuberculosis

~ for
He''s taking drugs for depression.

illegal | addictive, hallucinogenic | dangerous, hard
heroin and other hard drugs

soft
(= not considered very dangerous) Many addicts start on soft drugs, such as cannabis.

designer
(= artificially produced) She took a tablet of the designer drug Ecstasy.

inject

baron, pusher | cartel | misuse | drug/drugs charges, offence | squad | war
the latest moves in the drug war

drink and drugs
the dangers of drink and drugs