Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characteristic of a person who does not take illegal drugs: Describes an individual who abstains from using narcotics or other illegal substances.
   • Characteristic of a place where no illegal drugs are used: Describes an environment, such as a school, workplace, or community, where the use of illegal drugs is not present or is strictly prohibited.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The athlete is proud to be drug-free and promotes a healthy lifestyle.
  • The company maintains a drug-free workplace through regular testing and strict policies.
  • Our goal is to create a drug-free campus for all students.

Advanced Usage

• "To remain/stay drug-free": To continue abstaining from illegal drug use.
  • After completing the rehabilitation program, he is committed to staying drug-free.
• "Drug-free zone": A designated area, often around schools, where penalties for drug-related offenses are more severe.
  • Signs around the school property mark it as a drug-free zone.

Variants and Related Words

• Sober (adj): Not affected by alcohol or drugs; can imply a state of not being intoxicated, but is not exclusively about illegal drugs.
• Clean (adj, informal): Free from the use of drugs, often used in the context of recovery.
  • He has been clean for five years.

Synonyms

• Non-addicted: Not dependent on drugs.
• Substance-free: Free from drugs or alcohol (a broader term that can include legal substances).

Related Phrases

• Drug-free policy: A set of official rules prohibiting drug use in a specific context.
  • All employees must adhere to the company's drug-free policy.
• Drug-free community: A neighborhood or town with organized efforts to prevent drug use.
  • Volunteers work together to build a drug-free community.

Adjective

1. characteristic of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used