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Definition of Controlled substance
1. Noun. A drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law.
Specialized synonyms: Cannabis, Ganja, Marihuana, Marijuana, Club Drug, Hard Drug, Lsd, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Deoxyephedrine, Glass, Ice, Meth, Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, Methedrine, Shabu, Trash, Opium
Generic synonyms: Drug
Generic synonyms: Drug
Definition of Controlled substance
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A drug deemed to be illegal by a government except for very limited professional testing purposes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Controlled substance
1. A substance subject to the Controlled Substances Act (1970), which regulates the prescribing and dispensing, as well as the manufacturing, storage, sale, or distribution of substance's assigned to five schedules according to their 1) potential for or evidence of abuse, 2) potential for psychic or physiologic dependence, 3) contributing a public health risk, 4) harmful pharmacologic effect, or 5) role as a precursor of other controlled substance's. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Controlled Substance
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