Alcohol and Drugs
Key Facts
Abbreviation
A&D
Pronunciation
/ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd drəgz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine
Examples in Context
- He is addicted to alcohol and drugs.
- Alcohol and drugs dull your awareness, loosens you inhibitions and reduces your ability to make safe choices.
- Frieda had a family history of alcoholism ( her mother and two grandparents abused either alcohol and drugs ).
- In Brussels, Belgium, the European Commission is organizing a European Road Safety Day on27 April, focusing on the themes of alcohol and drugs in traffic, training and education.
- The precise causes of those death aren't clear, but the researchers suggest that stress, falling out of popularity, and having easy access to alcohol and drugs may have been factors.