Drug Of Abuse
Of drug. May also be referred to as 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 addiction.
This concept's ID is @1~17483
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- intoxicant
A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined ...
- tobacco
Leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
- speed
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat...
- soft drug
A drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction.
- sedative
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person.
- lysergic acid diethylamide
A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid.
- gateway drug
A habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other...