I'd taken a handful of uppers.是什么意思？

I'd taken a handful of uppers.

我吃了几片兴奋剂。

taken

v. 拿( take的过去分词)，接受，取得；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

handful

n. 少数，少量，一把（的量），难以控制的人（或动物），棘手事；

例句
By the time he was 15, Scott had gigged with a handful of well-known small bands.
到15岁的时候，斯科特已经与几支闻名遐迩的小乐队同台演出过。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

uppers

n. 鞋帮，靴面( upper的名词复数 )，兴奋剂；

例句
She was taking uppers and downers at the time.
她那时在服用兴奋剂和抑制剂。