nodding out
Drifting toward sleep
Nodding out is drifting in and out of consciousness, typically from heroin or other opioids.
The head droops forward repeatedly as the person loses and regains awareness: He was nodding out on the subway.
The phrase captures the characteristic involuntary head movement of someone too intoxicated to stay fully awake.
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- droopHang down limply
- slumpExtended period of decline
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
- sagSink from weight
heavy eyelids · eyelids · falling asleep · swoon · stupor · collapsing · microsleep · intoxication · tranquilization · narcolepsy · drowsiness · chemical dependency · substance abuse · somnolence · altered consciousness · sedation · drug overdose · heavy-lidded
nodding outtweaking
Slight adjustment process
speeding · wired · amped up · buzzing · cracked out
nodding outsober
Free from intoxication
clean · clearheaded · straight · drug-free · unimpaired