abuse
verb
to use alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health
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to start to feel normal again after a powerful illegal drug has stopped affecting you
to put an illegal drug into your body using a needle
to be very excited or nervous, especially because you have taken an illegal drug
verb
to put a small amount of strong alcohol, a drug, or poison into a drink or food, sometimes secretly
to put an illegal drug into your body with a needle
verb
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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