drug of abuse

Other forms: drugs of abuse

Definitions of drug of abuse

1. noun

   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: street drug

   types:

   gateway drug

   a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs

   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

   amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate

   a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system

   Benzedrine, bennie

   a form of amphetamine

   bhang

   a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India

   cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana

   the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

   chloral hydrate

   a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive

   Dexedrine, dextroamphetamine sulphate

   an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant

   filler

   the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar

   Doriden, glutethimide

   sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders

   haschisch, hash, hasheesh, hashish

   purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

   roll of tobacco, smoke

   tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder

   sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug

   a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep

   smoking mixture

   a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe

   snuff

   finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose

   proof spirit

   a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit

   home brew, homebrew

   an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home

   hooch, hootch

   an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor

   kava, kavakava

   an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

   aperitif

   alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

   brew, brewage

   drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

   rice beer, sake, saki

   Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

   nipa

   made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

   vino, wine

   fermented juice (of grapes especially)

   John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink

   an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

   ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits

   nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs

   pulque

   fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

   cordial, liqueur

   strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

   mixed drink

   made of two or more ingredients

   hard cider

   alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage

   perry

   a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider

   rotgut

   any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality

   slug

   an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

   koumiss, kumis

   an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia

   shag

   a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded

   Turkish tobacco

   a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes

   type of:

   drug

   a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic