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Definition of Recreational drug
1. Noun. A narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive.
Definition of Recreational drug
1. Noun. A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Recreational drug
1. A controlled substance taken for non-medical purposes. Street drugs comprise various amphetamines, anaesthetics, barbiturates, opiates, and psychoactive drugs, and many are derived from natural sources (e.g., the plants Papaver somniferum, Cannibis sativa, Amanita pantherina, Lophophora williamsii). Slang names include acid (lysergic acid diethylamide), angel dust (phencyclidine), coke (cocaine), downers (barbiturates), grass (marijuana), hash (concentrated tetrahydrocannibinol), magic mushrooms (psilocybin), mescaline (peyote), speed (amphetamines). During the 1980s, a new class of "designer drugs" arose, mostly analogs of psychoactive substances intended to escape regulation under the Controlled Substances Act. Also, crack cocaine, a potent, smokable form of cocaine, emerged as a major public health problem. In the U.S. Illicit use of drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, and heroin historically has occurred in cycles. Synonym: recreational drug. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Recreational drug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marijuana Use in America: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary U. S (1996)
"They simply prefer marijuana over alcohol as their recreational drug of choice.
This is a misapplication of the criminal sanction which undermines respect ..."
2. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... Social/recreational drug use with spouses, lovers, and friends. At home, at
parties, and at social gatherings. Inhalant use among children. ..."
3. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"These users ranked cocaine as their recreational drug of choice. It was viewed
by users as a social drug which facilitated social behavior. ..."
4. Community Readiness for Drug Abuse Prevention: Issues, Tips and Tools by Karol L. Kumpfer, Henry O. Whiteside, Abraham H. Wandersman, Elaine Cardenas (1998)
"Investigations of the death produced many anecdotes of recreational drug abuse,
particularly inhalants, such as Glade and Scotchguard, ..."
5. Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders edited by Richard A. Rawson, Rose M. Urban (2000)
"... many experts and public health officials believed that cocaine was a relatively
benign substance and primarily of interest as a "recreational" drug ..."
6. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"Fifthly, the misperception of in cocaine as a "relatively safe and ideal
social-recreational drug" was common among users (Siegel 1977). ..."
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