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Street drug

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drug of abusenouna drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
drugnoun(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
love drugnoun(slang) The drug ecstasy.
hard drugnounAn illegal, highly addictive drug.
substancenounPhysical matter; material.
drug of choicenoun(law, narcotics) The particular substance, usually illicit, to which a person is addicted.
recreational drugnounA psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
medicinenoun(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
gateway drugnounAn addictive substance that is seen as relatively harmless by itself, but is believed to encourage the user to experiment with more harmful substances.
druggenounObsolete spelling of drug. [(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.]
amphetaminenoun(medicine, pharmacology) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
recreational pharmaceuticalnounA medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the sole purpose of inducing pleasant sensations, mental reverie, or a state of intoxication.
benzo dopenoun(slang) An emerging drug containing fentanyl and etizolam.
designer drugnounA drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug, in order to circumvent existing drug laws, usually by modifying its molecular structure.
sex drugnounAny of the medications, supplements, or recreational drugs typically associated with sexual encounters, especially party and play and erectile dysfunction drugs.
cocainenoun(uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
polydrugsnounMultiple drugs, taken recreationally.
bluesnoun(usually in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
lovedrugnounAlternative spelling of love drug. [(slang) The drug Viagra.]
club drugnounAny recreational drug commonly associated with nightclubs and raves or the clubgoing culture in general.

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