doping up
Administering strong sedatives
Doping up means administering drugs, especially sedatives, stimulants, or performance-enhancing substances.
You might dope up a racehorse before a competition, or dope yourself up on painkillers after surgery: They had him so doped up he could barely speak.
The phrase often implies being heavily medicated to the point of impairment.
- getting highBecoming intoxicated by drugs
- psychoactiveAffecting brain and mood
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- painkillersDrugs reducing physical discomfort
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
taking the edge off · overdose · metabolites · anesthesia · sedatives · narcotics · opioids · stimulants · substance dependence · strung out · neurotransmitters · benzodiazepines · detoxification · antidepressants · recreational drugs · popping pills · withdrawal · amphetamines
doping upstaying sober
sobering up · drying out · detoxing · abstaining · kicking the habit
doping upwaking up
Emerging from sleep
coming to · perking up · focusing · coming down · stimulating