"do drugs" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-do drugs.ogg [Australia] Forms: does drugs [present, singular, third-person], doing drugs [participle, present], did drugs [past], done drugs [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> drugs}} do drugs (third-person singular simple present does drugs, present participle doing drugs, simple past did drugs, past participle done drugs)
  1. (idiomatic) To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-do_drugs-en-verb-NtTbbB7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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