to turn to drugs
21turn the tide — verb cause a complete reversal of the circumstances The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power! • Syn: ↑turn the tables • Hypernyms: ↑change by reversal, ↑turn, ↑reverse • Verb Frames …
22turn on — 1. in. to become interested or excited. □ She turned on when she heard her name called. □ He really turned on when he saw the cake. 2. in. to take a drug. (Drugs.) □ Pete just can’t wait to light up and turn on. □ …
23turn over — 1. in. to get off of drugs. (Like turn over a new leaf.) □ He wanted to turn over, but just couldn’t. □ There is a clinic on Maple Street that’ll help heads turn over. 2. Go to turn around …
24turn on, tune in, drop out — in. a slogan promoting the use of LSD among young people. (Drugs.) □ The key phrase in the heyday of acid was “turn on, tune in, drop out.” □ Millions heard “turn on, tune in, drop out” and did just that …
25turn on — 1. Excite. Inspire. Interest. 2. Introduce to drugs, adj. turned on. 3. turn it on Provide an excellent display (e.g. of skill, by football team) …
26turn someone out — tv. to introduce someone to drugs, prostitution, homosexual ty, etc. (Underworld.) □ Mac tried to turn the kid out. CD There are laws against turning out people the way Max was doing …
27turn the tide — to change a situation, especially so that you begin to win instead of losing He claimed that his government was turning the tide in the war against drugs …
28turn someone on to — informal cause someone to become interested or involved in (something, esp. drugs) he turned her on to heroin …
29List of misconceptions about illegal drugs — Many urban legends and misconceptions about classified drugs have been created and circulated among children and the general public, with varying degrees of veracity. These are commonly repeated by organizations which oppose all classified drug… …
30War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… …
