designer drug

designer drug
de·sign·er drug di-.zī-nər- n
1) a synthetic version of a controlled substance (as heroin) that is produced with a slightly altered molecular structure to avoid classification as an illicit drug
2) a synthetic drug created (as by genetic engineering) to treat a particular medical condition esp. by producing a specific effect on the body's biochemistry

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a psychoactive drug produced by minor chemical modification of existing illegal substances so as to circumvent prohibitive legislation. These drugs are manufactured in secret laboratories for profit, without regard to any probable medical and social dangers to the consumers.

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a new drug of abuse similar in action to an older abused drug, usually created by making a slight alteration in the chemical structure of the older one so that it is no longer a controlled substance.

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