controlled substance
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1. a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | drug, |
| definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana, |
| definition | : | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | club drug, |
| definition | : | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hard drug, |
| definition | : | a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash, |
| definition | : | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | opium, |
| definition | : | an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy (noun.artifact) |
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