to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
① 人間の手足の指のうち、親指から数えて4本目にある指。
① 薬を売る店。薬を売る人。「薬局」などと比べて平俗で親しみやすいニュアンスがある。② 製薬会社およびその社員。多くはなかば自嘲的、揶揄的に言う。③ ろくに診察をしないまま安易に薬を処方しようとする医者を指す蔑称。
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
drug history handbook; drug notebook; medical diary
there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field; medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients; (lit.) medicine ten times
one man's meat is another man's poison; (lit.) one man's medicine is another man's poison
prevention is better than cure
there's no medicine for stupidity
there's no medicine for stupidity
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)