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drugs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 22.6 15.1 0 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences5744 10 0 3 0 0
Number of authors27 18 7 2

Occurrences of drugs in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Really, Angie?' she says. 'Drugs? At your age?' on page 15

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
who yi wur fightin wae n wit drugs yi took. on page 6
practical things aboot takin drugs, or advice aboot pullin lassi on page 11

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
on as it was in yuise. Drink, drugs, under-age sex. The boys telt on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
who keep the peace; it's the drugs. Picture this scene: each mor on page 15
he weekend. And then came the drugs. Before ah knew what wis happ on page 19
te blame thum machines or the drugs fur sendin him oor the edge, on page 35
good cause. Saving kids from drugs is so important." on page 71
nd intae the darkness. As the drugs started tae set intae the com on page 90
Also on pages 195
6 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e micht think o as gangsters, drugs an airms dealers an despots f on page 113
athoot the support o drink an drugs. An mair nor a puckle o them on page 123

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thi drink an drugs. on page 76

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Thir talkin aboot daein a drugs awareness thing in school. Wu on page 125
o aboot this lassie that took drugs cause aw her pals wur daein i on page 126
ain storm aw the names ae the drugs we'd eve, heard ae. At first on page 128
Renfrew that died takin they drugs. Aye ah know, said ma da, Fif on page 129
Coy an whit he said durin the drugs workshop an how only two mont on page 130
Also on pages 132, 169
15 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
eve fir nou's their Buckie an drugs; on page 73

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
gits cot triyin tae smuggoal drugs an ee ends up in a Turkeesh j on page 41

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
through. Since Ah cam aff the drugs an became invisible Ah've bee on page 113

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
need nae vaccines, pills, or drugs,
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ployment, an the escape intae drugs that affectit toons like cars
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Naw, naw. The drugs ur oan a cash only basis noo.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
started messin aboot wae the drugs. Died because ay that bloody
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
him intae the van due tae the drugs. By the time we tied him tae
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
free tae ingest recreational drugs as a matter ay course, but ni
ie that ye were makin us take drugs. Forced us, practically. See
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ecret. People hink it’s the drugs that sent me nuts. But their
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
ssume it involved a fuckton o drugs an alcohol.(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
in the club. ??.... don't do drugs children and nae lumbers wae (2021) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
n be turned around tae cats n drugs int it? (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e; gie up ony notion o' takin drugs. Simply turn oan CBeebies and (2021) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
is't drink or drugs or some bit lass keeps him oo on page 10

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
nicht. Nae need for drink or drugs tae get a kick oot o life.
ned oot the car wis fer foo o drugs an stolen goods. It wis a
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the spreid o the age-reversal drugs limited tae fowk in key joabs
complications than maist. The drugs that his unkent mither hid ta
2 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s sleepin rough likk noo, nae drugs – naebiddy hid heard o that
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d abody wiz speakin aboot the drugs war that wiz gyan on in the N
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
na feeling well till they got drugs caught in time though(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor th drugs don't work! x(2012) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
addered fae Brian at it wis a drugs overdose, so you nivver ken w on page 10
aroond, ower muckle booze, an drugs fur da askin. A culture at yo on page 57

2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
og a handsome random stranger/drugs mule. Nae luck. https://t.co/(2016) search twitter

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