drug

a medicine that you take to make an illness or injury better, or a substance used for medical purposes

medicamento, droga (médica)

• take a drug

Collocations prescription drug · illegal drug

• He was prescribed drugs to help him sleep.

  Le recetaron medicamentos para ayudarlo a dormir.

a substance that is used illegally as an addictive drug, especially one that you take to make yourself feel different or better in some way

droga (ilegal)

• use drugs

Collocations drug addiction · street drug

• The government is trying to stop people from using illegal drugs.

  El gobierno está tratando de impedir que la gente use drogas ilegales.

to give a drug to someone, especially when this is not allowed or legal

dar una droga

• drug somebody

• He was arrested for drug trafficking.

  Fue arrestado por tráfico de drogas.

to give a medicine to someone, especially when this is not allowed or legal

dar un medicamento ilegalmente

• drug somebody

• The doctor was accused of drugging his patients.

  El médico fue acusado de drogar a sus pacientes.