on the needle

slang Currently using, intoxicated by, or addicted to intravenous narcotics, especially heroin or morphine. I assumed he was on the needle because that glassy, vacant look in his eyes. You can tell Tara's back on the needle again—she's been looking really sick and out of it lately.

on the needle

mod. addicted to injectable drugs. (Drugs.) My sister’s on the needle, and I want to help her.

See also: needle, on

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

on the junk
on the mojo
get stupid
snaved
snaved in
snaved-in
be out of (one's) face
stoned out of one’s head
stoned out of (one's) head
stoned out of (one's) mind

References in classic literature

'Now she is good for nothing!' said the Fingers; but they had to hold her tight while the cook dropped some sealing-wax on the needle and stuck it in the front of her dress.

Yellow Fairy Book

词组	on the needle
释义	on the needle on the needle slang Currently using, intoxicated by, or addicted to intravenous narcotics, especially heroin or morphine. I assumed he was on the needle because that glassy, vacant look in his eyes. You can tell Tara's back on the needle again—she's been looking really sick and out of it lately. See also: needle, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the needle mod. addicted to injectable drugs. (Drugs.) My sister’s on the needle, and I want to help her. See also: needle, on McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: on the junk on the mojo get stupid snaved snaved in snaved-in be out of (one's) face stoned out of one’s head stoned out of (one's) head stoned out of (one's) mind References in classic literature 'Now she is good for nothing!' said the Fingers; but they had to hold her tight while the cook dropped some sealing-wax on the needle and stuck it in the front of her dress. Yellow Fairy Book
随便看	for all (one) is worth for all one is worth for all (one) knows for all (one's) (something) for (all) one's trouble for all one’s trouble for (all) practical purposes for all practical purposes for all problems for all someone is worth for all someone knows for all that for all the world for all the world as if (someone or something) for all the world as if/though... for all the world as though (someone or something) for all (the world) to see for all to see for anything (in the world) for a price for a ride for a/some reason/reasons best known to himself, herself, etc. for (a/some) reason(s) best known to (oneself) for a song for a song, to go/to buy/to sell