recreational pharmaceutical

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Definition of recreational pharmaceutical in English English dictionary

A medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the sole purpose of inducing pleasant sensations, mental reverie, or a state of intoxication

If there is one person who can be held responsible for the emergence of cocaine as a recreational pharmaceutical, it was Freud.

Hyphenation

rec·re·a·tion·al phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal

Turkish pronunciation

rekrieyşınıl färmısutîkıl

Synonyms

recreational drug

Pronunciation

/ˌrekrēˈāsʜənəl ˌfärməˈso͞otəkəl/ /ˌrɛkriːˈeɪʃənəl ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkəl/