Intoxicant

noun

1. A substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication
2. Something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation see habituation, or a marked change in consciousness

   "keeping teens off drugs"

3. A commodity that is not salable or for which there is no demand see demand
4. A substance used in dyeing or chemical operations

verb

1. To affect (a person or animal) with a drug see drug
2. To administer a drug to (a person or animal)

   "drugged against pain"

3. To lull or stupefy (someone) as if with a drug

   "… the kind of overly familiar music that delights most audiences and drugs most critics"

4. To add an illicit or intoxicating drug to (food or drink) usually surreptitiously

   "There's also very little violence in the movie. … The kidnapping is done by drugging the victim's drink."

5. To take drugs especially for the intoxicating effect

noun

1. A test that examines a bodily specimen (as of urine, saliva, blood, or hair) for the presence of one or more usually illegal or banned substances (such as cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, or anabolic steroids)

   "a positive drug test"

2. A study and especially a clinical trial for testing a therapeutic agent

   "The drug tests are blinded so that participating patients and doctors … don't know who is receiving the drug and who is receiving a placebo."

noun

1. A person who sells illegal drugs

noun

1. A drug (such as GHB or ketamine) placed secretly usually in the drink or food of a potential victim to induce a state (such as confusion, physical weakness, or unconsciousness) that makes the victim vulnerable to sexual assault and especially rape

noun

1. A synthetic version of a controlled substance (such as heroin) that is produced with a slightly altered molecular structure to avoid having it classified as an illicit drug
2. A synthetic, therapeutic agent designed to have a highly selective mode of action so that effectiveness is maximized and side effects are minimized compared with existing therapies

noun

1. A drug (such as alcohol or marijuana) whose use is thought to lead to the use of and dependence on a harder drug (such as cocaine or heroin)

noun

1. A drug usually newly discovered that elicits a dramatic response in a patient's condition wonder drug

noun

1. A drug that has not been declared safe and effective by qualified experts under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the label and that may be a new chemical formula or an established drug prescribed for use in a new way