drug

1. A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (synset 103252323)
   associated with:

   • magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease
   • drop - a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
   • active transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
   • anaphylaxis - hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
   • potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
   • generic - (of drugs) not protected by trademark
   • injectable - (used of drugs) capable of being injected
   • uninjectable - (used of drugs) not capable of being injected
   • orally - (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth
   is a type of: agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
   subtypes:

   • aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
   • agonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
   • anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
   • antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
   • antisyphilitic - a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis
   • anti-tnf compound - a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints
   • botanical - a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
   • brand-name drug, proprietary drug - a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
   • controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
   • dilator - a drug that causes dilation
   • diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill - any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water
   • drug of abuse, street drug - 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
   • feosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia
   • fergon - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia
   • fertility drug - a drug used to increase a woman's fertility
   • generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees
   • intoxicant - a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
   • levallorphan, lorfan - drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects
   • medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
   • miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug - a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye)
   • mydriatic, mydriatic drug - a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations
   • narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
   • pentoxifylline, trental - a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet
   • consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance - a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions
   • psychotropic agent - a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
   • relaxant - a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
   • hypnotic, soporific - a drug that induces sleep
   • excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
   • appetite suppressant, suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetite
   • synergist - a drug that augments the activity of another drug
   • anti-impotence drug, virility drug - drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction
   • arsenical - a pesticide or drug containing arsenic
   is a part of: pharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugs

1. Administer a drug to (synset 200084491)
   "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
   referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
   is a type of: medicate, medicine - treat medicinally, treat with medicine
   subtypes:

   • anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under - administer an anesthetic drug to
   • dope, dope up - give a narcotic to
   • o.d., overdose - dose too heavily
   • narcotise, narcotize - administer narcotics to
   • poison - administer poison to
   same as: dose
2. Use recreational drugs (synset 201203078)
   causes: get off, trip, trip out, turn on - get high, stoned, or drugged
   is a type of: habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually)
   subtypes:

   • inject - take by injection
   • snort, take a hit - inhale through the nose
   • base, free-base - use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
   • drop - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
   • dope - take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
   same as: do drugs

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