drug
v.
administer a medication, sedate; poison; mix food with a drug
n.
natural or artificial substance used as a medication; narcotic, opiate, hallucinogen
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is a substance used as a
medicine or
narcotic. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in
medicine,
government regulations, and colloquial usage. In
pharmacology, Dictionary.com defines a drug as "a
chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being." Drugs may be prescribed for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for
chronic disorders.
Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect the
central nervous system, such as
narcotics or
hallucinogens. They may be used for perceived beneficial effects on
perception,
consciousnesss,
personality, and
behavior. Some recreational drugs can cause
addiction and habituation.
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Drug Scenes
Drug Scenes (original French title Scénarios sur la drogue, aka English title !!Drugs!!) is a
2000 French short films about caution of drug abuse or how to use drugs in about 5 minutes each segments (longest one is 6min40sec and shortest one is 3min 11sec), directed by
Georges Lautner,
Etienne Chatiliez, Emmanuelle Bercot,
Santiago Otheguy, Diane Bertrand, Jean Bocheux, Laurent Bouhnik, Manuel Boursinhac, etc.... This was showing theatrically advance of feature films in France.
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Drugs
Drug 1. a chemical substance that affects the processes of the mind or body. 2. any chemical compound used in the diagnosis, treatment, or [
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drug
Noun
1. a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
(hypernym) agent
(hyponym) abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
(part-holonym) pharmacopoeia
(derivation) do drugs
(class) generic
Verb
1. administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
(synonym) dose
(hypernym) medicate, medicine
(hyponym) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
2. use recreational drugs
(synonym) do drugs
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) inject
(cause) trip, trip out, turn on, get off
drug (de)
n.
drug, narcotic