to drug

Definition of to drug in English English dictionary: potion; Simple past tense and past participle of drag
You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile.; A chemical or substance, not necessarily for medical purposes, which alters the way the mind or body works; A substance, often addictive, which affects the central nervous system; A substance, especially one which is illegal, ingested for recreational use
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.; To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent
She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.; A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose
The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased.; {v} to season wih drugs, make offensive; {n} a medical simple, a thing of little worth; To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone; Also Fig; means a controlled substance or a controlled substance analogue listed in schedule 1 or schedule 2 of part 72 of the Michigan public health code, Act No 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333 7201, et seq , of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as may be amended from time to time; The FDA indicates that drugs are articles (other than food) intended for the use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention in man or other animals Drugs can also affect the structure or function of the body are included in this definition; > duping; a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"; Any molecule that affects a biological process More strictly, a molecule whose pharmacological activity can be correlated with its chemical structure Historically, drugs were identified and extracted from naturally occurring fungi, plants, and other flora and fauna, with little direction given to the targeting of a particular disease Increasingly, however, modern drugs are being discovered through the precise targeting of a particular disease state dissected at the molecular level, and the drugs may be genes, the protein products of genes (such as recombinant insulin or erythropoetin), or small molecules created by design or diversity to modulate a specific disease process Irrespective of the process of novel drug discovery, all drugs must undergo a lengthy process of preclinical and clinical review Source : Celera; A chemical taken into the body which causes changes in the body; *: Any synthetic or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasons; – Any chemical compound that may be used on or administered to humans as an aid in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease or other abnormal conditions; Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose; {i} natural or artificial substance used as a medication; narcotic, opiate, hallucinogen; A substance or combination of substances used or intended to be used to diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent a disease, disorder or abnormal physical or mental state, or a symptom of them, or to restore, correct or modify organic functions, in man or animal, and includes a substance or combination of substances named or included by reference in the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act (PPODS)CPBC, Schedule A or Schedule B; A biologically active compound or mixture used to cure, prevent, or detect disease, to control biological processes, or to alter mental state; a substance used as or in medicine; Any chemical compound that is used in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or cure of disease, for the relief of pain, or to control or improve any physiological or pathological disorder in humans or animals; As defined in Section 201(g)(1) of the Act means (a) articles that are recognized in the official United States Pharmacopeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to them; (b) articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals; and articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" use recreational drugs; {f} administer a medication, sedate; poison; mix food with a drug; A drudge (?); to stupefy by a narcotic drug; any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines; If you drug a person or animal, you give them a chemical substance in order to make them sleepy or unconscious. She was drugged and robbed; a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic; To tincture with something offensive or injurious; Under the ADA , a drug means a controlled substance as defined in schedules I through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC 812); (Y/N) if an experimental or investigational drug is to be used in the study, or if a marketed drug is to be used for an unapproved use or indication; Any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease or other conditions in persons Any substance other than a device or food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of persons; To drudge; to toil laboriously; To dose to excess with, or as with, drugs; To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipients knowledge or consent; A substance that is taken to suppress an unwanted condition or feeling; in large doses, it can be a poison A small amount gives a stimulant [increases activity] reaction, a greater amount can sedate [make drowsy] Too large an amount can kill For example, caffeine, found in coffee, is a drug One or two cups of coffee can "wake you up " Ten cups would probably put you to sleep 100 might kill you A drug is also something that can alter your emotions, your mindmake you feel "high "; Any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man; a substance that can modify one or more of the body's functions; Any substance which when absorbed into a living organism may modify one or more of its functions The term is generally accepted for a substance taken for a therapeutic purpose, but is also commonly used for abused substances Synonymous with medicine, pharmaceutical [IUPAC Compendium]; A chemical or substance, not necessarily for medical purposes, that alters the way the mind or body works; Drugs are substances that some people take because of their pleasant effects, but which are usually illegal. His mother was on drugs, on cocaine She was sure Leo was taking drugs the problem of drug abuse; US, past of drag; Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines; any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations; To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines; A drug is a chemical which is given to people in order to treat or prevent an illness or disease. The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people. the drug companies; a substance that, when administered to an organism or a system derived from an organism, may modify one or more of its functions; administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"; Any chemical compound that may be used on humans to help in diagnosis, treatment, cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease or other abnormal conditions; If food or drink is drugged, a chemical substance is added to it in order to make someone sleepy or unconscious when they eat or drink it. I wonder now if that drink had been drugged Anyone could have drugged that wine. Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers, antidepressants, analgesics, narcotics, and hormones, have generalized effects. Others, including laxatives, heart stimulants, anticoagulants, diuretics, and antihistamines, act on specific systems. Vaccines are sometimes considered drugs. Drugs may protect against attacking organisms (by killing them, stopping them from reproducing, or blocking their effects on the host), substitute for a missing or defective substance in the body, or interrupt an abnormal process. A drug must bind with receptors in or on cells and cannot work if the receptors are absent or its configuration does not fit theirs. Drugs may be given by mouth, by injection, by inhalation, rectally, or through the skin. The oldest existing catalogue of drugs is a stone tablet from ancient Babylonia ( 1700 BC); the modern drug era began when antibiotics were discovered in 1928. Synthetic versions of natural drugs led to design of drugs based on chemical structure. Drugs must be not only effective but safe; side effects can range from minor to dangerous (see drug poisoning). Many illegal drugs also have medical uses (see cocaine; heroin; drug addiction). See also drug resistance; pharmacology; pharmacy. designer drug drug addiction drug poisoning drug resistance Food and Drug Administration sulfa drug nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Phrases such as drug use, drug policy, and alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) as used in this guide, are meant to include tobacco, and other items such as marijuana and cocaine; To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp; use recreational drugs; A drug, especially illegal, taken for recreational use; Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand