self-medicatev.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicate v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + medicate v., after self-medicated adj., self-medicating adj., self-medication n.

1. intransitive. To treat oneself with a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner. Also: to seek to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition by taking narcotics, drinking alcohol, etc.

ΚΠ

1902 Med. Herald 2 340 The self-prescriber sooner or later is compelled to seek medical advice for a worse case than it would have been, if indeed he does not self-medicate till beyond even skilled relief.

1951 Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram 22 June A11/3 One of the most serious mistakes that can be made is to self-medicate.

1976 Drug & Alcohol Dependence 1 30 Narcotics are consumed in an effort to self-medicate against an inherent affective disorder.

2001 C. Whitehead John Henry Days i. 77 And if he can self-diagnose, he can self-medicate.

2015 Independent (Nexis) 24 Sept. 29 You don't have to be an alcoholic or a manic depressive, there's no need to slice your own ear off or self-medicate yourself towards suicide, if you want to write or to paint, to sing or act.

2. transitive. To treat (a disease, symptom, condition, etc.) with a drug or other remedy (or with alcohol, narcotics, etc.) without medical advice.

ΚΠ

1930 Oakparker (Oak Park, Illinois) 11 Apr. 28 (advt.) The distress is often an indication of some approaching systematic disorder, which if self-medicated may become dangerous from improper usage of drugs.

1964 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 7 Apr. 18/2 This does not mean..that infections by streptococcus..should be neglected or self-medicated with antibiotics.

1983 Res. on Treatm. Narcotic Addiction (U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services) i. iv. 131 The abuse of stimulants such as cocaine..and methylphenidate..might be a signal that these are patients who are self-medicating depression.

1997 D. Simon & E. Burns Corner 469 For more than a year now, Rita has been mending her own raw arms, self-medicating the wounds with bootleg antibiotics and whatever fresh rags and bandages she could find.

2017 Times 24 June 35/3 If you have to drink coffee when you wake..you are ‘self-medicating your lack of sleep’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-medicate
释义	self-medicatev. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdᵻkeɪt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmɛdəˌkeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, medicate v. Etymology: < self- prefix + medicate v., after self-medicated adj., self-medicating adj., self-medication n. 1. intransitive. To treat oneself with a drug or other remedy without advice from a medical practitioner. Also: to seek to alleviate depression, anxiety, or another condition by taking narcotics, drinking alcohol, etc. ΚΠ 1902 Med. Herald 2 340 The self-prescriber sooner or later is compelled to seek medical advice for a worse case than it would have been, if indeed he does not self-medicate till beyond even skilled relief. 1951 Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram 22 June A11/3 One of the most serious mistakes that can be made is to self-medicate. 1976 Drug & Alcohol Dependence 1 30 Narcotics are consumed in an effort to self-medicate against an inherent affective disorder. 2001 C. Whitehead John Henry Days i. 77 And if he can self-diagnose, he can self-medicate. 2015 Independent (Nexis) 24 Sept. 29 You don't have to be an alcoholic or a manic depressive, there's no need to slice your own ear off or self-medicate yourself towards suicide, if you want to write or to paint, to sing or act. 2. transitive. To treat (a disease, symptom, condition, etc.) with a drug or other remedy (or with alcohol, narcotics, etc.) without medical advice. ΚΠ 1930 Oakparker (Oak Park, Illinois) 11 Apr. 28 (advt.) The distress is often an indication of some approaching systematic disorder, which if self-medicated may become dangerous from improper usage of drugs. 1964 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 7 Apr. 18/2 This does not mean..that infections by streptococcus..should be neglected or self-medicated with antibiotics. 1983 Res. on Treatm. Narcotic Addiction (U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services) i. iv. 131 The abuse of stimulants such as cocaine..and methylphenidate..might be a signal that these are patients who are self-medicating depression. 1997 D. Simon & E. Burns Corner 469 For more than a year now, Rita has been mending her own raw arms, self-medicating the wounds with bootleg antibiotics and whatever fresh rags and bandages she could find. 2017 Times 24 June 35/3 If you have to drink coffee when you wake..you are ‘self-medicating your lack of sleep’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1902
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