street drug

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street drug - a 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 addictiondrug of abuseamphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depressiondrug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcoticgateway drug - a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs; "one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people"LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide - a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic aciddepressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a personsoft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addictionbaccy, tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestionalcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

street drug

a substance taken for nonmedical purposes. Street drugs comprise various amphetamines, anesthetics, barbiturates, opiates, and psychoactive drugs, and many are derived from natural sources (for example, the plants Papaver somniferum, Cannibis sativa, Amanita pantherina, Lophophora williamsii). Slang names include acid (lysergic acid diethylamide), angel dust (phencyclidine), coke (cocaine), downers (barbiturates), grass (marijuana), hash (concentrated tetrahydrocannibinol), magic mushrooms (psilocybin), and speed (amphetamines). During the 1980s, a new class of "designer drugs" arose, mostly analogues of psychoactive substances intended to escape regulation under the Controlled Substances Act. Additionally, crack cocaine, a potent, smokable form of cocaine, emerged as a major public health problem. In the U.S., illicit use of drugs (for example, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin) has historically recurred in cycles. Synonym(s): recreational drug

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Illicit drug, see there.

street drug

(strēt drŭg) A controlled substance taken for nonmedical purposes; includes various amphetamines, anesthetics, barbiturates, opiates, and psychoactive drugs, and many derived from natural sources (e.g., the plants Papaver somniferum, Cannibis sativa, Amanita pantherina, Lophophora williamsii). Slang names include acid (lysergic acid diethylamide), angel dust (phencyclidine), coke (cocaine), downers (barbiturates), grass (marijuana), hash (concentrated tetrahydrocannibinol), magic mushrooms (psilocybin), cat (methamphetamines), and speed (amphetamines). During the 1980s a class of "designer drugs" arose, mostly analogues of psychoactive substances intended to escape regulation under the Controlled Substances Act. Also, crack cocaine, a potent, smokable form of cocaine, emerged as a major public health problem. In the United States, illicit use of drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, and heroin historically has occurred in cycles.

Street drug

A substance purchased from a drug dealer; may be a legal substance, sold illicitly (without a prescription, and not for medical use), or it may be a substance that is illegal to possess.Mentioned in: Substance Abuse and Dependence

street drug

(strēt drŭg) Substance taken for nonmedical purposes; amphetamines, anesthetics, barbiturates, opiates, and psychoactive drugs.

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noun a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects)

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