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
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designer drug::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance |
Examples of designer drug
designer drug
McAfee had apparently become interested in developing a designer drug called MDPV.
From the bits.blogs.nytimes.com
It's similar to the designer drug Ecstasy, but its adverse effects are more severe.
From the delawareonline.com
Prosecutors also allege that Bonds used a once-undetectable designer drug.
From the kentucky.com
Perhaps a better analogy would be that a new designer drug is supplanting an existing one.
From the economist.com
Unlike gestrinone, however, the designer drug is not picked up by standard urine tests.
From the newscientist.com
There are signs of progress, but someone will devise another designer drug to get around it.
From the denverpost.com
Chuck Schumer that would ban the psychosis-inducing designer drug.
From the newsday.com
It will also eliminate the escalating cat and mouse game of designer drug vs. chemical Sherlock.
From the economist.com
Ecstasy is a designer drug hybrid of the hallucinogen mescaline and the stimulant amphetamine.
From the sciencedaily.com
