This is the 610th most frequent Dutch word.
drugs
Illicit or recreational substances that affect the mind or body.
Here, 'drugs' refers to illegal substances sold on the black market.
Hij werd gearresteerd omdat hij illegaal drugs verkocht.
He was arrested because he was selling drugs illegally.
In this context, 'drugs' refers to substances like cannabis that are partially regulated by law.
In Nederland zijn sommige softdrugs onder strikte voorwaarden legaal.
In the Netherlands, certain soft drugs are legal under strict conditions.
This example substitutes 'drugs' with 'medicine' to highlight its medicinal context, even though in Dutch 'drugs' in this sense isn't commonly used; 'medicijnen' is preferred.