take drugs

This page is about the collocation take drugs

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to use mind-altering or mood-altering drugs

For example

  • Lots of young people were taking drugs like marijuana in the sixties.

  • People who take hard drugs like heroin can easily become addicted.

Note:
This collocation is usually used to describe the use of drugs that are currently illegal, not legal mood-altering drugs like alcohol and prescription medicines.

Quick Quiz

The drug that Mark was arrested for taking was

a. cocaine

b. caffeine

c. nicotine
a) cocaine b) caffeine c) nicotine

Contributor: Matt Errey