Associated with or caused by drugs, typically those obtained illegally.
he was charged with three drug-related offences
the doctor had been at the centre of an investigation involving 31 drug-related deaths
Example sentencesExamples
He estimates that drug-related injuries among seniors number as many as 2.3 million each year - nearly 200,000 of them fatal or life-threatening.
More than 100 people have been killed so far this year, mostly in drug-related gang violence.
Three youths were arrested in the cemetery on suspicion of drug-related crimes and were later released following a police caution.
An explosion in drug-related murders and drive-by shootings made national news and gave the area a fearsome reputation.
Following the arrests of a number of high-profile bosses, this year has seen a surge in drug-related violence.
Evidence suggests much of the severe drug-related harm observed in the area can be attributed to high cocaine purity and the high prevalence of cocaine injection.
At one point during filming, life threatened to outwit art following a drug-related fatal shooting down the road from one of the sets.
The law should be amended to enable this measure to be used to help reduce drug-related harm amongst clubbers.
Two drug-related murders took place in the largely middle class town, one caused by an under-car bomb.
In 2005, methadone was second behind cocaine in drug-related deaths.
In July 2002, he was charged with three drug-related offences.
Police and soldiers are battling a wave of drug-related violence across the country.
Over the past year, the police reported eight drug-related shootings and two fatal stabbings in these houses.
He was killed in a drug-related homicide, an official said.
A separate problem which saw a series of drug-related shootings in Leeds two years ago has been contained, but there is growing concern about the influence of gangs.
Definition of drug-related in US English:
drug-related
adjectiveˈdrəɡrəˌlādədˈdrəɡrəˌleɪdəd
Associated with or caused by drugs, typically those obtained illegally.
he was charged with three drug-related offenses
the doctor had been at the center of an investigation involving 31 drug-related deaths
Example sentencesExamples
Three youths were arrested in the cemetery on suspicion of drug-related crimes and were later released following a police caution.
A separate problem which saw a series of drug-related shootings in Leeds two years ago has been contained, but there is growing concern about the influence of gangs.
An explosion in drug-related murders and drive-by shootings made national news and gave the area a fearsome reputation.
Following the arrests of a number of high-profile bosses, this year has seen a surge in drug-related violence.
More than 100 people have been killed so far this year, mostly in drug-related gang violence.
Evidence suggests much of the severe drug-related harm observed in the area can be attributed to high cocaine purity and the high prevalence of cocaine injection.
He was killed in a drug-related homicide, an official said.
Police and soldiers are battling a wave of drug-related violence across the country.
The law should be amended to enable this measure to be used to help reduce drug-related harm amongst clubbers.
In 2005, methadone was second behind cocaine in drug-related deaths.
Two drug-related murders took place in the largely middle class town, one caused by an under-car bomb.
At one point during filming, life threatened to outwit art following a drug-related fatal shooting down the road from one of the sets.
He estimates that drug-related injuries among seniors number as many as 2.3 million each year - nearly 200,000 of them fatal or life-threatening.
In July 2002, he was charged with three drug-related offences.
Over the past year, the police reported eight drug-related shootings and two fatal stabbings in these houses.