designer drugs

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Definition of designer drugs in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) tasarlanmış ilaç

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designer drug

tasarımcı ilaç

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Definition of designer drugs in English English dictionary

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designer drug

A drug specifically developed to replace an illegal recreational drug (so as to circumvent existing drug laws), usually by modifying its molecular structure

designer drug

A drug with properties and effects similar to a known hallucinogen or narcotic but having a slightly altered chemical structure, especially such a drug created in order to evade restrictions against illegal substances. an illegal drug that has an exciting or relaxing effect, and is taken for pleasure. Synthetic version of a controlled narcotic substance. Designer drugs usually are synthesized for the first time in an attempt to create a chemical whose molecular structure differs only slightly from that of some well-known controlled substance but whose effects are essentially the same. Because of the difference in molecular structure, the designer drug, unlike the controlled substance, ordinarily will not be specifically listed as illicit by law-enforcement organizations. Many designer drugs are manufactured in clandestine laboratories, often by amateurs; for this reason they are sometimes more dangerous than the drugs they are intended to replace. One of the best-known is MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), a variation of methamphetamine, popularly called Ecstasy. Nonnarcotic synthetic chemical compounds designed to interact with specific proteins and enzymes in order to combat disease also have been called designer drugs

designer drug

a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs

Hyphenation

de·sign·er drugs

Turkish pronunciation

dîzaynır drʌgz

Pronunciation

/dəˈzīnər ˈdrəgz/ /dɪˈzaɪnɜr ˈdrʌɡz/