noun
drug
B1
Droge (die) means 'drug' and usually refers to narcotics or medicines. Plural is Drogen. As a noun it is feminine: die Droge, die Drogen. No unusual plural. Use neutral collocations: 'Drogen nehmen/handel' (take/deal drugs). Declension follows regular weak noun patterns in cases.
Examples
Die Polizei beschlagnahmte mehrere Drogen bei der Kontrolle.
The police seized several drugs during the check.
Die Polizei beschlagnahmte die Droge, nachdem ein Anwohner einen Verdacht meldete.
The police confiscated the drug after a resident reported a suspicion.
Der Konsum von Drogen kann schwere gesundheitliche Folgen haben.
Using drugs can have serious health consequences.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a small capsule labeled 'Droge' to recall it's a substance
sounds like 'drug' with an 'e' at the end—Droge ≈ drug
Die Droge — feminine: many German nouns ending in -e are die (feminine), remember the final -e
Notes
Droge usually refers to an illegal or recreational drug. For medicines you might hear 'Medikament' or 'Arzneimittel'.