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Hard Drug

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Hard Drug
An intensely addictive substance of abuse that may compel its user to commit crimes to obtain the drug—e.g., crack cocaine, heroin

hard drug
Any intensely addictive substance of abuse that may compel its user to commit crimes to obtain the drug–eg, crack cocaine, heroin. See Gateway drug.


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MORE than a ton of hard drugs such as heroin was seized by the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency last year.
And the levels of hard drugs which have been seized by police underline that demand and the temptation of riches from supplying are still very real.
Totals for hard drugs were "higher than ever before" between 2004-5 and 2006-7, a government spokesman confirmed.
 
 
 
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