drugging

Slipping something in

Drugging is the act of administering drugs to someone, typically without their knowledge or consent.

The term most often appears in contexts of crime or assault: She suspected someone had been drugging her drinks.

It can also refer to the ongoing use of sedatives on patients or animals: The constant drugging left him groggy and disoriented.

covert

spiking

Rising sharply upward

tampering · predatory · GHB · mickey · unwitting · victim · assault · incapacitate · knockout · unsuspecting

sedation

anesthesia

Induced loss of feeling

benzodiazepine · chloroform · drowsiness · unconsciousness · stupor · narcosis · numbness · hypnotic · propofol · coma

illicit

trafficking

Illegal transport for profit

smuggling · methamphetamine · heroin · cocaine · opioids · fentanyl · ketamine · substance · addiction · injection

medication

prescription

Medical dispensing authorization

pharmaceutical · overdose · pill · tablet · capsule · medicating · overmedication · self-medicating · polypharmacy · dispensing

impairment

disorientation

Loss of spatial awareness

coordination · cognitive · judgment · motor · blurred · memory · fatigue · nausea · stupefied · incapacitated

Categories
Opposites
consciousness alteration method

druggingwaking

Regaining consciousness from sleep

arousing · awakening · reviving · sobering · rousing

sobriety/intoxication

druggingsobering

Prompting serious reflection

sobering up · detoxifying · detoxing · cleansing · purifying

medical intervention

druggingweaning

Gradual dietary independence

detoxification · tapering · holistic treatment · natural healing

Family

druggist, druggists

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Top 100,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13