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It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and recreational drug use doesn't seem to have that same renegade sense of adventure that it once did.
Marc Maron

Meaning of "recreational drug" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUG

recreational drug  [ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl drʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECREATIONAL DRUG

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recreational drug is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECREATIONAL DRUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

recreational drug

Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of a drug with the intention of enhancing life. Some would also include creativity and religious growth among the effects of certain drugs; understood broadly, this is recreation. Usage of recreational drugs has been associated with various dispositions ranging from curiosity to boredom or low self-esteem, a want to be risky, to meditate, to escape from or cope with difficulties, to relax, to increase energy and decrease sluggishness, and to improve focus or concentration. Psychological disorders such as depression, trauma, social anxiety, and schizophrenia are also seen as promoters of drug use. Additionally, users seek positives such as a disinhibiting effect on socialization or an aphrodisiac effect. Drugs commonly considered capable of recreational use include alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and controlled substances within the scope of the United Nations' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

Definition of recreational drug in the English dictionary

The definition of recreational drug in the dictionary is a drug taken for pleasure rather than for medical reasons or because of an addiction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECREATIONAL DRUG


antidrug
ˌæntɪˈdrʌɡ
bedrug
bɪˈdrʌɡ
drug
drʌɡ
multidrug
ˈmʌltɪˌdrʌɡ
nondrug
ˌnɒnˈdrʌɡ
prodrug
ˈprəʊˌdrʌɡ
rug
rʌɡ
shrug
ʃrʌɡ
sprug
sprʌɡ
trug
trʌɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECREATIONAL DRUG

recreance
recreancy
recreant
recreantly
recreate
recreation
recreation area
recreation centre
recreation ground
recreation room
recreational
recreational sex
recreational therapist
recreational therapy
recreational vehicle
recreationist
recreative
recreatively
recreator
recrement

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECREATIONAL DRUG

anticancer drug
class A drug
class B drug
class C drug
controlled drug
designer drug
ethical drug
fertility drug
gateway drug
generic drug
hard drug
miracle drug
performance-enhancing drug
poly-drug
smart drug
soft drug
sulfa drug
sulpha drug
truth drug
wonder drug

Synonyms and antonyms of recreational drug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «recreational drug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECREATIONAL DRUG

Find out the translation of recreational drug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recreational drug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recreational drug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

娱乐性药物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

droga recreativa
570 millions of speakers

English

recreational drug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनोरंजक दवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخدرات الترفيهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекреационным наркотиком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

droga recreativa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনোদনমূলক ড্রাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drogues à usage récréatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dadah rekreasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freizeitdroge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気晴らしのための麻薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레크 리 에이션 약물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obat-obatan rekreasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuốc giải trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொழுதுபோக்கு மருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनोरंजक औषध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rekreasyonel ilaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

droga ricreativa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narkotyków rekreacyjnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекреаційним наркотиком
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de droguri de agrement
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχαγωγικό ναρκωτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontspannings dwelm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rusmiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recreational drug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECREATIONAL DRUG»

The term «recreational drug» is normally little used and occupies the 117.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECREATIONAL DRUG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recreational drug» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recreational drug» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recreational drug

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2 QUOTES WITH «RECREATIONAL DRUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recreational drug.
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Davey Havok
Personally I have never found the practice of recreational drug use appealing. In fact, I have always found the lifestyle and the people who surround it to be abhorrent.
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Marc Maron
It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and recreational drug use doesn't seem to have that same renegade sense of adventure that it once did.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECREATIONAL DRUG»

Discover the use of recreational drug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recreational drug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Illegal Leisure
Illegal Leisure offers a unique insight into the role drug use now plays in British youth culture.
Judith Aldridge, Fiona Measham, Howard Parker, 2013
2
Manual of Sports Medicine
Twenty-five percent of the 2 million deaths in the United States are attributable to the use of alcohol, illicit drugs, or tobacco. Many diverse pathways lead to drug abuse. Factors contributing to recreational drug abuse include age, genetics ...
Marc R. Safran, Douglas McKeag, Steven P. Van Camp, 1998
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Recreational drug use in relation to T lymphocyte ...
This dissertation examines the clinical significance of marijuana, cocaine, poppers (amyl nitrite) and amphetamine use on HIV disease, focusing on four HIV related outcomes: (1) CD4/CD8 T lymphocyte composition; (2) risk of HIV ...
Chun Chao, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
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Drugs: Policy and Politics: Policy and Politics
Using this distinction, we may acknowledge there may be many young recreational drug users but a much smaller number who misuse drugs. Research suggests that those who use and those who misuse drugs tend to be different in terms of ...
Paul Higate, Rhidian Hughes, Rachel Lart, 2006
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Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook
Because recreational drug use may produce habituation or addiction, the user may develop a secondary purpose for using: to avoid the negative effects associated with withdrawal and abstinence. Furthermore, the use of any of the common ...
Joyce H. Lowinson, 2005
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Changing Lives, Changing Drug Journeys: Drug taking ...
taking, particularly for adults, is to approach it via the criminal justice system and the Misuse of Drugs Act. There appears to be no respite in this culture of prohibition for recreational drug takers. Theresa May MP declares in the Drug Strategy ...
Lisa Williams, 2012
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Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs
The distinction between medical and recreational drug use is absolutely central to our policy. Drugs used for medical purposes are subjected to entirely different regulations than drugs used for recreational purposes. The contrast between ...
Douglas N. Husak, 2002
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Drugs and Rights
RECREATIONAL DRUG USE No one pretends that drugs are good or bad per se . Trying to decide whether drugs are good or bad is like trying to decide whether fires are good or bad: It depends on the purpose(s) for which they are used.
Douglas N. Husak, 1992
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Ecstasy: The Clinical, Pharmacological and ...
As a result, it is clear that recreational MDMA use may have appealed to many novice recreational drug users prior to the recent wave of publicity concerning the neurotoxic effects of the drug in laboratory animals. 2. RECREATIONAL MDMA ...
Stephen J. Peroutka, 1990
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Understanding Drugs, Alcohol And Crime
Seven studies used samples of offenders in their investigation of the causal connection between onset of drug use and criminal behaviour. The majority of the studies found that first drug use (usually recreational drug use) came before crime, ...
Bennett, Trevor, Holloway, Katy, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECREATIONAL DRUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recreational drug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scout's Take: How does failed drug test impact Randy Gregory?
He will enter an intervention program and undergo periodic testing for recreational drugs. If he violates the policy with another positive test, he faces the possible ... «NFL.com, Mar 15»
2
Legalise recreational drugs, says senator
An independent senator has called for recreational drugs to be legalised and for the State to control the sale of substances. Senator James Heffernan made the ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 15»
3
Psychedelic drugs like LSD could be used to treat depression, study …
Prof David Nutt's study has suggested mind-altering drugs – like LSD – could ... treatments due to prohibitive regulations on research into recreational drugs. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Fentanyl overdoses spike among recreational drug users in BC
A spike in fentanyl-related drug overdose deaths in B.C. has prompted a new campaign by police and health officials to warn occasional drug users, who they ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Marijuana May Be The Least Dangerous Recreational Drug, Study …
Those are the findings of a new report published in Scientific Reports that compares the lethality of the recreational use of 10 common drugs, including ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
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Testosterone: the latest recreational drug?
Health Advisor is a regular column where contributors share their knowledge in fields ranging from fitness to psychology, pediatrics to aging. Follow us ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 14»
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Australia comes top of global list for recreational drug use in United …
The nation has the inglorious distinction of having the highest proportion of recreational drug users in the world — an embarrassing new low, albeit from getting ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 14»
8
Pope Francis says he opposes making recreational drugs legal
That's the message Pope Francis seemed to be sending lawmakers Friday, saying the growing worldwide trend toward legalizing recreational drugs is a very, ... «CNN, Jun 14»
9
10 things to know about recreational marijuana
Pot, by the way, is the third most popular recreational drug in America, after alcohol and tobacco, according to the marijuana reform group NORML. This, of ... «kdvr.com, Dec 13»
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US allows states to legalize recreational marijuana within limits
Voters in Colorado and Washington legalized recreational use in ... from a prioritization point of view, for us to focus on recreational drug users in a state that has ... «Reuters, Aug 13»

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