hard drug


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Noun1.hard drug - a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction
cocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
diacetylmorphine, heroin - a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
soft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction
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Translations
drogue dure

hard drug

n → droga pesante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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They'll even recite the statistics to you: Smoking kills over 1,000 people a day in this country alone, and is far deadlier, in terms of mortality rates, than any hard drug. And then they'll blow their smoke into your face.
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The empirical question was whether adolescents' academic, extracurricular, and after-school work involvements contributed additional information beyond peer affiliation to the prediction of gateway and hard drug use.
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