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71take\ off — v. phr. 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. The dog took off after a rabbit. Compare: light out 1b. informal To go away; leave. The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store. 2. To leave on a flight, begin going up. A… …
72take effect — 1) these measures will take effect in May Syn: come into force, come into operation, become operative, begin, become valid, become law, apply, be applied 2) the drug started to take effect Syn: work, act, be effective …
73drug intolerance — 1. inability to continue taking, or difficulty in continuing to take, a medication because of an adverse side effect that is not immunity mediated. 2. the state of reacting to the normal pharmacologic doses of a drug with the symptoms of… …
74take up slack — pick/take up slack ► to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: »More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. »The… …
75take drugs — use drugs, do drugs When I take that drug, I feel sick at my stomach …
76take effect — have an effect, cause a change In two minutes the drug will take effect and you will feel sleepy …
77take needle — to inject narcotics illegally Not the action of a sempstress: ... [a drug addict] about to take the needle. (Mailer, 1965) …
78take off — obsolete Scottish to die Before any visible manifestation of wings: You were in the house at the time of his taking off. (Beatty, 1897) There are also various ephemeral uses of take off in drug jargon, some of which appear… …
79drug pusher — noun A person who encourages people to take up illegal drugs, and then supplies that need for a price …
80Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …
