How to Use recreational drug in a Sentence
recreational drug
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Over the years, the topic of recreational drug use has come up a lot on Housewives.
—Louis Staples, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2022
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Here, the potions are not designed for recreational drug use.
—Derek Blasberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2018
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What’s left is pooled locally for knives, guns and recreational drugs.
—Del Quentin Wilber, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2018
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Kratom is a substance made from a tree that is sometimes used as a recreational drug, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2019
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Even recreational drug users may be at risk of overdosing.
—Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 30 July 2020
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Sharon Stone is speaking out on the dangers of recreational drug use and the opioid crisis in America.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 15 June 2023
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And there were whispers that Depp’s recreational drug and alcohol use were crippling him.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 23 June 2018
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Kouri's family believes his recreational drug use could be to blame.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
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Some of the players enjoyed their recreational drugs, and there was Billy himself, inevitably two or three drinks away from mayhem.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2018
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The two-time Grammy winner has also been open about her recreational drug use on social media.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 6 Mar. 2018
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In college my lack of sleep, coupled with my prodigious intake of light beer and recreational drugs, led these zits to crowd my brow or set up camp three at a time along my hairline.
—Sean Hotchkiss, GQ, 1 Oct. 2017
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Cilliers said his wife was a recreational drug user but would never use heroin or any other hard drug.
—Fox News, 17 Nov. 2021
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Every recreational drug that a person could take was in his system … put on your thinking caps — what happens when people take drugs?
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
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Stopping demand Jacobs’ hope is that debunking this myth will stop the spread of demand for pangolin scales as a recreational drug and analgesic.
—National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2019
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And in countries from eastern Europe to Asia, demand for recreational drugs is growing with incomes.
—The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
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Captagon is a popular brand name for the drug fenethylline, an amphetamine that is banned in most countries but widely used as a recreational drug in parts of the Middle East.
—Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022
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The popular recreational drug has long been used in anesthesia and was approved this year in the United States to treat severe depression.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
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All recreational drug users should have the opioid overdose antidote naloxone on hand.
—Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 24 June 2019
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Ketamine is sometimes prescribed to treat depression and is also used as a recreational drug.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
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Reaching them at a concert, where some may feel tempted to binge drink or use recreational drugs, certainly conveys a message.
—Christina Austin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2018
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The slightly pungent scent of marijuana drifts in from a room off the kitchen, where joints are passed among a dozen people, some of them old enough to have been smoking marijuana as a recreational drug since the 1960s.
—Sherry Baker, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
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Boozy birds Whatever else the effect, recreational drugs can make wild animals sick.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
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Natural opiates sourced from poppy plants, like opium, have been consumed on the continent for centuries -- both as a painkiller and smoked as a recreational drug.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 29 Dec. 2019
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Roads shut down, traffic slows, and partiers in neon outfits roam Bayfront Park, all accompanied by a constant, thundering bass line and for some, recreational drug use.
—Tarpley Hitt, miamiherald, 23 Mar. 2018
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Raskin believes that everyone who chooses to use recreational drugs should be testing them for fentanyl.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2023
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Authorities in major cities, including Beijing, have been known to carry out spot drug tests at bars and nightclubs in a bid to clamp down on recreational drug use.
—Ben Westcott, CNN, 17 June 2019
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People who stay up later eat fattier foods, drink more alcohol and are more likely to use recreational drugs.
—NBC News, 12 Apr. 2018
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After suffering a hip injury years ago, friends said the musician, who shied away from alcohol and recreational drugs, lived in constant pain and turned to painkillers to find relief.
—Paula Rogo, Essence, 21 Apr. 2020
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Researchers also must spend thousands to assure the government that their cannabis isn’t at risk of being stolen or diverted into the recreational drug supply.
—Nicholas Florko and Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 30 May 2024
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Besides its legal and medical purposes, ketamine is a popular recreational drug.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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