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Street drug

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A drug used illegally and recreationally for its euphoric and other mind-altering effects, such as opiates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, amphetamines and others. slang

    "Street drug sales are a huge problem for law enforcement since they are a magnet for gun violence and drug users."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

This term comes from the fact that these types of substances are normally sold on the street by drug dealers.

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