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DRUG OF ABUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
drug of abuse; street drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("drug of abuse" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drug of abuse"):
amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
gateway drug (a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs)
LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide (a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)
depressant; downer; sedative; sedative drug (a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person)
soft drug (a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction)
baccy; tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)
alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)
