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Definition of Drug user
1. Noun. A person who takes drugs.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Addict, Head, Tripper
Derivative terms: Use
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drug User
Literary usage of Drug user
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"PDUFA does not permit that offset for prescription drug user fees. Proponents of
user fees for medical devices argue that regulatory activities benefit both ..."
2. The Impact of HIV-AIDS on World Population by Peter O. Way (1994)
"... intravenous drug user 2% Intravenous drug user 36% Intravenous drug user ...
United States Homo/bisexual/ intravenous drug user Source: US Department of ..."
3. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"(2) Moreover, 51 percent of the 2871 adult heterosexual cases involving sexual
contact with an IV drug user have been among Blacks and 26 percent of such ..."
4. The Narcotic Drug Diseases and Allied Ailments: Pathology, Pathogenesis, and by George Eugene Pettey (1913)
"In order to empty the intestinal canal of a drug user direct, positive stimulation
of the motor centers is essential, strychnine being the most suitable ..."
5. Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime: TASC Programs, History, Experiences by James A. Inciardi (1994)
"However, survey data and analyses of arrest and court records demonstrate that
many additional drug user contacts with criminal justice agencies result from ..."