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noun Pharmacology.

an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.

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Origin of hard drug

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Adams Morgan is depicted as a neighborhood where people go to score hard drugs instead of $800,000 condos.
And in her spare time, Stacey Abrams wrote a thriller|Karen Heller|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
Oregon decriminalizes possession of hard drugs, as four other states legalize recreational marijuanaBut South Dakota’s vote stands out as a particularly extreme shift in state policy.
South Dakota voters said yes to legalizing marijuana. But a judge ruled it’s unconstitutional.|Teo Armus|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
The teenager has inherited a gang affiliation from his father, and Maverick accepts the opportunity to make money on the side by selling hard drugs.
Angie Thomas’ New Prequel to The Hate U Give Challenges the Cult of Masculinity|Cleyvis Natera|January 12, 2021|Time
Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Did he go to the authorities to file a report against the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel?
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
Children's Ways|James Sully
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.
Confidence|Henry James