self-medicateverb [ I ]
uk/ˌselfˈmed.ɪ.keɪt/us/ˌselfˈmed.ə.keɪt/to take medicine without asking a doctor:
90 percent of the people questioned self-medicated, usually for pain or colds.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetist
- anesthesiology
- bolus
- dispense
- doping
- dose
- drug
- ED
- inject
- knock
- knock sb out
- overprescribe
- PCA
- prescribe
- put
- put sb on sth
- sedate
- sedation
- tranquillize
self-medication
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.med.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.med.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
The pain drove him to self-medication.