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单词 recreational drug
释义

recreational drug

noun

: a drug (such 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hilton doesn’t remember witnessing any recreational drug use or listening to anything except Madonna. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2022 Magic mushrooms are undergoing a transformation from illicit recreational drug to promising mental health treatment. Simon Makin, Scientific American, 20 July 2022 To me, recreational drug use is usually depicted as someone’s rock bottom. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 Abdul Malik, who wrote a piece about the history of the NBA’s recreational drug use policies for Jacobin magazine last year, told me about the huge ripple effect of Bias’ death. Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 But prescription pills, even nonopioid pills such as Ativan, a sedative, and Adderall, a stimulant – popular among younger recreational drug users – are a threat. Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022 Captagon is a popular brand name for the drug fenethylline, an amphetamine that is banned in most countries but widely used as a recreational drug in parts of the Middle East. Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022 Expressing his interest in legalizing recreational drug use was not enough to keep him in the House, as the 19th district of New York did not want him back in 2010. Liza Shcherbakova, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2022 Cilliers said his wife was a recreational drug user but would never use heroin or any other hard drug. Fox News, 17 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

recreational drug

noun

rec·​re·​a·​tion·​al drug ˌrek-rē-ˈā-sh(ə-)nəl- How to pronounce recreational drug (audio)
: 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
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