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A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
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recreational drug — recreational drugs N COUNT: oft N n Recreational drugs are drugs that people take occasionally for enjoyment, especially when they are spending time socially with other people. Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use.… … English dictionary
recreational drug — noun a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive • Hypernyms: ↑narcotic * * * noun : a drug (as cocaine, marijuana, or methamphetamine) used without medical justification for its psychoactive effects often in… … Useful english dictionary
Recreational drug use — is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal. Also, it may overlap with… … Wikipedia
Recreational drug use in Kenya — Drug abuse is a major issue in Kenya, especially in the city of Mombasa and especially among men in their early 20s. Women in Mombasa have held public protests, asking for better enforcement of the laws against narcotics. In Mombasa and Kilindini … Wikipedia
recreational drug — rec·re·a·tion·al drug .rek rē ā sh(ə )nəl n a drug (as cocaine, marijuana, or methamphetamine) used without medical justification for its psychoactive effects often in the belief that occasional use of such a substance is not habit forming or… … Medical dictionary
recreational drug — /rɛkrieɪʃənəl ˈdrʌg/ (say rekreeayshuhnuhl drug) noun a drug taken, often illegally, for relaxation and enjoyment …
recreational drug — an illegal narcotic As opposed to one taken for medical purposes: Sloth, gluttony, recreational drugs were out. (Mclnerney, 1992) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
recreational drug — noun Date: 1976 a drug (as cocaine, marijuana, or methamphetamine) used without medical justification for its psychoactive effects often in the belief that occasional use of such a substance is not habit forming or addictive … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cheese (recreational drug) — Example of cheese, seized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Cheese is a heroin based recreational drug that came to the attention of the media inside and outside[1] the United States after a string of deaths among adolescents in the… … Wikipedia
Drug paraphernalia — is a term used, often with a slightly negative connotation due to its use in criminal law field e.g. possession of drug paraphernalia , to denote any equipment, product, or material that is modified for making, using, or concealing drugs,… … Wikipedia
