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    STREET DRUG

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     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 addictionplay

    Synonyms:

    drug of abuse; street drug

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("street drug" is a kind of...):

    drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "street drug"):

    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)

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