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Definition of Street drug
1. Noun. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Amphetamine, Pep Pill, Speed, Upper, Gateway Drug, Lsd, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, Depressant, Downer, Sedative, Sedative Drug, Soft Drug, Baccy, Tobacco, Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Drink, Inebriant, Intoxicant
Generic synonyms: Drug
Definition of Street drug
1. Noun. (slang) A drug used illegally and recreationally for its euphoric and other mind-altering effects such as: opiates, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, amphetamines and others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Street Drug
Literary usage of Street drug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prevention Plus III: Assessing Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs at by Jean A. Linney, Abraham Wandersman (1993)
"... street drug Terminology Some individuals know only street terminology for the
drugs they use. Thus it is useful for educators and others to learn the ..."
2. Solving Crime Problems in Residential Neighborhoods: Comprehensive Changes by Judith D. Feins (1997)
"To obtain copies ofA Civil War: A Community Legal Guide to Fighting street drug
Crime, write to Cadwalader, Wickersham, and Taft. The book is available free ..."
3. Urban Street Gang Enforcement by Edward Connors, Barbara Webster, Newl Miller, Claire Johnson, Elizabeth Fraser, Bill Falcon (1998)
""Social Structure of street drug ... The relationship between drug distribution
and gangs in California and street drug dealing are discussed. ..."
4. Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System (1992)
"Roger Conner and Patrick Burns, The winnable war: A community guide to eradicating
street drug markets (Washington: American Alliance for Rights ..."
5. Together We Can Meet the Challenge: Law Enforcement Strategies and Practices by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Saturated patrol directed at street drug trafficking can be effective in ...
Visible police presence makes it more difficult for a street drug market to ..."
6. Enhancing Capacities and Confronting Controversies in Criminal Justice edited by Linda N. Ruder (1994)
"A study l conducted of drug operations in the District of Columbia in the late
1980's estimated that street drug peddlers faced a 22 percent probability of ..."
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