Drug of abuse and Drug

Drug of abuse noun - A drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction.

Drug and drug of abuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drug" instead a noun phrase "Drug of abuse".

Drug noun - A substance or preparation used to treat disease.

Drug of abuse and drug are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Drug of abuse" with "Drug", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: druggy