head drug

head drug

slang A substance that affects one's mental abilities and/or mood; a psychoactive, often hallucinogenic, drug. Come on, you went to Woodstock—you can't tell me you've never taken head drugs before.
See also: drug, head
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

head drug

n. a drug that affects the mind rather than the body; a psychoactive drug. It’s these head drugs that get the kids into so much trouble.
See also: drug, head
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • find (one's) bearings
  • find/get your bearings
  • (one's) bearings
  • one's bearings
  • false pride
  • have (one's) thinking cap on
  • modesty
  • false modesty
  • stoop to conquer
  • tripped out
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John Schalago, Head Devices, EMD Serono, Cedric Gysel, Health Care Solutions Design Manager, Johnson & Johnson Design, Raihan Hossain, Associate Director, Head Drug Device Centre of Excellence, Merck & Co.
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Constantin Nan Accidentally shot his best friend in the head DRUG dealer Anthony McGivern was jailed for a minimum of 30 years after accidentally shooting his best friend in the head during a drive-by attack on a rival gang.
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But the urgency of the issue burst on the consciousness of world leaders last year when Nigeria deployed hundreds of regular troops as well as policemen in a siege of the Bridge Head Drug Market at Omits.
A deadly trade: a Nigerian matriarch wages war on counterfeit drugs
With these subjects, a CATIE-like head to head drug study, comparing drugs of proven efficacy (risperidone, SSRIs, stimulants, mood stabilizers) in a switching protocol, could then be conducted, with patients randomized to begin with risperidone, with an SSRI, with a mood stabilizer, switching when the starting treatment proved ineffective.
Optimum treatment of problem behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders
Ray, the head drug dealer for whom Primo and Caesar work, emerges as a character with considerable talent for this particular line of business, albeit a talent that does not transfer to more legitimate entrepreneurial activities.
In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio
During his 13 years at Bayer he has held several roles, including senior vice president, head discovery Europe at Bayer Healthcare and executive vice president, global head drug discovery.
Shire names new executive vice president, head of research and development, and CSO
In a statement, Vas Narasimhan - global head drug development and chief medical officer at Novartis - said the company is "committed to advancing our understanding of mutation-driven lung cancer, where there continues to be significant unmet need."
Novartis drug Zykadia granted FDA Priority Review