antidrug

American  

[an-tee-druhg, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈdrʌg, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other drugs of abuse.

   to enact stricter antidrug laws.

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Etymology

Origin of antidrug

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + drug ¹

Example Sentences

Air Force personnel to the Ecuadorean military base at Manta in December for a short-term mission to support antidrug operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whereas U.S.-Venezuelan relations have been strained for more than a quarter of a century, Colombia has long been viewed as a steadfast ally, receiving billions in aid from Washington destined for antidrug campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times

It also gave the Pentagon an additional $1 billion for antidrug and border missions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trainees included an ordained rabbi/clinical therapist who lives at an off-the-grid ranch near the town of Bend; a young psychiatrist disillusioned by the limitations of conventional psychotropic medications; and a trauma specialist who sheepishly described herself as a Christian fundamentalist shaped by a lifetime of antidrug sentiment.

From New York Times

Choi plays Choi Min-jae, a third-generation police detective whose reputation for honesty gets him assigned by Internal Affairs to an antidrug task force rumored to be corrupt.

From Los Angeles Times